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LOT 1303
Western Asiatic Beaded and Gold Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/4 in. (0.96 grams, 21 mm).
Wire dangle with beaded collars and biconvex and other glass beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Hasanlu Bronze Pin with Ram's Head Finial
9th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With a tapering round-section shank, finial topped with a ram's head. 110 grams, 16.5 cm
From the collection of late George Withers, UK. Acquired from Dore and Rees, UK. Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
The corpus of pins from Hasanlu includes simple plain pins, pins with lion's head and other zoomorphic pins. The zoomorphic pins were either cast onto a bronze shank or the pin was inserted into a hollow of the head. A third category was that of the pins cast in one piece, like our specimen, representing a goat or mouflon, an animal often depicted in the North-West Persian material culture. -
Western Asiatic Red Standstone Fragment Group
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two carved architectural fragments: a plaque with reserved foliage, and a corbel with leaves and tendrils. 4.79 kg total, 18 cm each
From 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. -
Holy Land Terracotta Vessel with Mouflon Spout
Middle Bronze Age, mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With ovate body and tapering neck and socketed mouth, strap handle to rear, spout with mouflon detailing; mounted on a stand. 215 grams total, 12.5 cm high including stand
From 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.
