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LOT 1853
Western Asiatic Bronze Amulet Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (8.5 grams total, 12-18 mm).
Including cuboid, collared-globe and other types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1853
Western Asiatic Bronze Amulet Collection
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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Western Asiatic Variegated Agate Gemstone with Stylised Goddess
Circa 8th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Scaraboid type with intaglio image of a goddess advancing with one leg extended, six radiating panels or wings to her upper body, each tipped with a pellet; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.6 grams, 17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Mesopotamian Decorated Alabaster Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
With flat rim and four projecting lugs; band of incised concentric rings to the rim and shoulder; curving sidewall to a narrow flat base. 503 grams, 13.2 cm wide
Private collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; by descent to the current owner.
Vessels of this typology were used mainly as mortars for crushing legumes, cereals, fruit, spices, the bare minimum needed for preparing daily food, but also for pharmaceutical products and for painting, for mixing colours and ointments. -
Western Asiatic Decorated Terracotta Jug with Zoomorphic Handle
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Broad bulbous body with three low domed feet to the base,incised roundels to the shoulder, flared neck with strap handle and beat-head detailing. 7.51 grams, 25 cm
Ex North West London specialist collection of pottery, 1990s.
