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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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Western Asiatic Inscribed Seal Matrix with Aramaic Inscription
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Opening Bid: £222
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From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. -
Fatimid Bone Knife Handle with Seated Lion
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Elliptical in section and tapering with socket to the lower end, finial to the upper end carved as a lion crouching with incised detailing. 25.4 grams, 14 cm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Large Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
Including biconvex, barrel-shaped and other types with applied granulation and other ornament. 8.74 grams total, 3-14 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.