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LOT 1369
Western Asiatic Alabaster Eye Idol Head
CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.28 grams, 15.85 mm).
Modelled in the round with two adjacent discs on a stem, ring-and-dot eye detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising: frieze of a standing figure with rearing animals; winged beast facing a figure with pelletted headdress holding the hind leg of an ibex; figure with a staff facing towards a fleeing ibex, gryphon to his rear; row of running ibexes; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.9 grams total, 12.3-21.08 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Amlash Terracotta Stag Rhyton
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Comprising a tubular body with a domed rump and four stub legs, an angled neck to accept a separate neck and head with applied domed eyes and antlers with lateral spurs; a trumpet-shaped filler tube to the upper face and a strap handle to the rear; impressed longitudinal lines; and a pouring hole at the throat. 841 grams, 30.5 cm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.281z20 dated 16 June 1981.
