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LOT 1231
Urartu Bronze Bracelet Pair with Beast Heads
9TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
2 7/8 in. (119 grams total, 72 mm each).
Each a round-section shank with opposed beast-head finials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Calligraphic Gemstone Group
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Each with chamfered edges and dense panel of calligraphic text. 9.3 grams total, 19-25 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Mesopotamian Calcite Jar
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Carved squat-bodied with a broad, rounded shoulder and narrow flat base, short neck and everted rim, four pierced lugs to the shoulders incorporated into a circumferential band of engraved cross-hatching. 746 grams, 11.8 cm
From a British collection, acquired in 1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11835-206783. -
Phoenician Glass Beads with Gold Spacers
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising two tubular banded green beads with gold collars, fused with other beads. 7.05 grams, 79 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.