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LOT 1055
Western Asiatic Artefact Fragment Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
(3.87 kg total, 5-18.5 cm).
Including ceramic disc, architectural stone base and other items. [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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Mesopotamian Alabaster Grotesque Head Pendant
Circa 800-600 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Modelled in the round with animal-like features and grimacing expression, drilled eyes and string eyebrows, possibly depicting Huwawa; perforated through the head and mouth. 4.13 grams, 18 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. -
Western Asiatic Twisted Bronze Bracelet Pair
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Each a twisted shank with flattened terminals. 9.56 grams total, 56 mm each
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
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Western Asiatic Inscribed Seal Matrix with Aramaic Inscription
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Scaraboid in black glass with gryphon to the underside beneath transverse band with 'ΡΙIΛΚΧ' inscription. 3.53 grams, 17 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
