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LOT 1732
Western Asiatic Artefact Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 2 3/4 in. (254 grams total, 20-71 mm).
Mixed group of ceramic, bronze and stone items, including two small dishes, a spindle whorl and an idol fragment. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the late collection of a Cornish couple, formed from the early 1990s.
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Neo-Babylonian Agate Frog Amulet
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round, crouching on a heater-shaped base. 3.76 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Large Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Plano-convex in section with lightly incised geometric motif to underside. 18.52 grams, 27.58 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Holy Land Terracotta Pinched Rim Oil Lamp
Iron Age, late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Discoid in plan with flange rim and sidewalls pinched to form three nozzles. 75 grams, 80 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent, with collector's reference no.A121.
