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LOT 1216
Western Asiatic and Other Terracotta Idol Fragment Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 - 4 3/4 in. (1.66 kg total, 2.9-12.2 cm).
Including torso fragments, heads, limbs and other items. [32, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 1216
Western Asiatic and Other Terracotta Idol Fragment Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Bactrian Decorated Pillar Idol in Black Stone
Circa 2750-2334 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Formed as a tapering column with flared base, shallow slot to the upper face, horizontal bands of scales and foliage. 2.69 kg, 19 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. with Kallos Gallery, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Amethyst Scaraboid
1st millennium BC.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With conical upper face, underside with border enclosing an incuse palm tree with monkeys climbing up the trunk. 2.07 grams, 15 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1969-1999. -
Late Babylonian Alabaster Cylinder Seal with Winged King
Circa 1000-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Carved with a contest scene comprising two winged male figures attacking a rearing bull-headed winged beast; the figure before the beast gripping its front leg and holding a sceptre, one foot placed on the corpse of a goat or a ram; the figure behind holding a sceptre and a raised club or khopesh in the act of striking the beast from behind; possibly some re-engraving. 20.9 grams, 40 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card.
