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LOT 1189
Western Asiatic Alabaster Quadruped
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (641 grams, 11.3 cm wide).
Carved figure of a hound standing on a rectangular base, ssockets to the eyes to accept coloured inserts. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Restrung designer necklace with spherical and other graduated beads, centrepiece an ovoid glass pendant with hatched detailing. 17.1 grams, 34.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Late 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With frieze depicting a hunting scene with a lion leaping to attack a kilted hero with a kopis supported by a small figure holding an arrow, a stag and a standing kilted attendant with two javelins; animals and objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.9 grams, 23 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Flat-section figurine with elaborate pierced headdress, applied annular eyes and navel, pinched nose, applied segmented collar and pointillé detailing to the hips; mounted on a custom-made stand. 169 grams total, 18 cm including stand
Mounted on a perspex column in the 1970s. From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
