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LOT 1237
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (159 grams total, 1-25 mm).
Mixed group of various beads, mainly in glass and stone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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Holy Land Terracotta Bowl
Early Bronze Age I, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Piriform body with slightly everted rim and a circumferential band of piecrust decoration below the rim. 1.46 kg, 27 cm wide
Ex Hand of the Potter Exhibition, Piccadilly, London, UK, 1990s. -
Sasanian Bone Fertility Figure
Circa 5th century A.DEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £10
Carved in the round as a standing female on a baseline; the hair drawn up into tight buns on either side of the head, high collar beneath the chin, hands cupping the breasts, voluminous robe covering the lower body and legs; probably Anahita. 12.6 grams, 58 mm
Believed to have been acquired at Bonhams, circa 2010. Private collection, UK.
Anahita is often depicted with exaggerated thighs, as on this figure. -
Middle Assyrian Red Coral Cylinder Seal
Circa 1350-1100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Small seal with gryphons with crossed necks, two males looking at each other with a stylised tree between them; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.8 grams, 18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.56.
