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LOT 1642
Western Asiatic Black Stone Fish Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (15.5 grams, 49 mm).
Plano-convex in section and lozengiform in plan with incised ring-and-dot eyes, chevron nose, dorsal panel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1642
Western Asiatic Black Stone Fish Pendant
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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South Arabian King Rabbishamsum Nimran Bronze Dedicatory Plaque
Yemen, circa 150 A.D.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Rectangular in profile with spur to each upper angle; high-relief reserved epigraphic text in ten lines with void at lower centre; dedicated to the god Dhu-Samāwī by Ẓabiyum Yarḥab, under the Reign of King Rabbīshamsum Nimrān; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.03 kg total, 28 x 18.6 cm (34.5 cm high including stand)
Ex Robin Marshal-Carter, Adelaide, South Australia, 1970. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a full transliteration and translation into modern English. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12697-235195.
From the temple of Yaghrū consecrated to the god dhu-Samāwī, in the wādī 'l-Shudayf in northern Yemen. -
Luristan Terracotta Handled Pouring Vessel
Bronze Age, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With bulbous body and broad sloped shoulder, tall tubular neck with strap handle to rear; arched spout with lateral lugs at the base. 1.55 kg, 28.5 wide
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Stamp Seal Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising plano-convex, T-shaped, tongue-shaped and other types with hatched, pointillé and other motifs. 8.63 grams total, 7-16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
