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LOT 1835
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Zoomorphic Figure
BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1800 B.C.
3 1/8 in. (55 grams, 80 mm).
Modelled in the round, horse-headed figure with incised saltire to the chest, rounded arms with hands resting on the midriff, sitting on a rectangular-section seat. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 1835
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Zoomorphic Figure
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group
Circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising one irregular with a net motif to the underside, one plano-convex with a start motif to the underside; two rectangular with incised geometric motives to both faces. 9.74 grams total, 12-19 mm
From the deceased estate of a specialist collector of seals, Woodbury, Connecticut, U.S.A. From a private collection, acquired in 2006. -
Western Asiatic Opaque Glass Vessel
9th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Piriform body and funicular neck; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 28.5 grams, 10.6 cm (91.1 grams total, 13.2 cm including stand)
From an important London, UK, collection 1980-2020.
These small flasks are typical in shape and dimensions, produced by the Egyptian or Syrian workshops of the Fatimid Empire. They were realised in ultramarine blue, slightly translucent glass, free-blown, and with a snapped-off base. -
Western Asiatic Mosaic Glass Bead Group
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a black oblate bead with white trail decoration; a black tubular bead with red-and-white rosettes. 19 grams total, 20-36 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
