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LOT 0260
Syro-Phoenician Two Shekel Deer Weight
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (14.6 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled in the round as a figure pierced at the neck to accept a mounting ring.
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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Neo Assyrian Pazuzu Head with Lamashtu
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Modelled in the half-round with grotesque features and fierce teeth exposed; reverse with low-relief engraved image of Lamashtu advancing holding a trident. 26 grams, 36 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12253-221916. -
Achaemenid Bronze Flared Phiale Mesomphalos
Circa 6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Squat in profile with flared rime to the mouth and carination to the sidewall, central repoussé dome to the underside. 169 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Mesopotamian Marble Vase
4rd-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Squat-bodied with a broad, rounded shoulder and base, short neck and flat everted rim. 1.95 kg, 13.7 cm
with Gerhard Hirsch Nachf, Germany, Auction 238|239, February 2005, no.107. Acquired by the present owner from the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12256-222173.
