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LOT 1004
Western Asiatic Bowl with Cross
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (140 grams, 13.2 cm).
Comprising a deep body with flat base; the interior with a large painted cross motif extending to the rim with triangles on the field between the cross arms; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung, composed of small, pale stone or shell smoothed cylinder beads. 10.5 grams, 44 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. -
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Western Asiatic Gold Bull-Headed Pendants
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Matched pair of hollow-formed gold pendants, each a bull's head modelled in the round with rosette to the rear and hoop. 5.39 grams total, 23-24 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. with Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, lot 165. From an important North West London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11969-210472. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Goats
North Syria or Anatolia, 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Chlorite stamp seal, rectangular in plan with angled reverse faces, incuse frieze of two goats in procession. 17.8 grams, 36 mm
Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.
