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LOT 1211
Western Asiatic Black Stone Bowl with Bulls
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 1/8 in. (344 grams, 10.6 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with low ring foot, segmented sidewall with frieze of standing beasts, hatched panels; remains of lateral handle, undulating band below the rim, short C-section spout; chipped and partly absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight with Seated Figure
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising a square-section body with overlapping U-shaped handles above, one side with an incised image of a seated male holding a long staff. 46.3 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Assyrian Gold Earring with Double Twisted Wires
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising a wire hoop with filigree cones and granule clusters. 1.50 grams, 13 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Including oblate, barrel-shaped and other types. 4.99 grams total, 2-9 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
