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LOT 0868
Western Asiatic Bronze and Silver Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 7 7/8 in. (509 grams total, 1.7-20 cm).
Including a ewer handle with thumb-pad, coiled spring, tubular fitting with beast-head detail and other items. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection, before 1980.
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LOT 0868
Western Asiatic Bronze and Silver Artefact Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Jemdet Nasr Amulet of Recumbent Animal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Carved shell figure of a recumbent beast with row of drilled sockets above the lower edge. 46.6 grams, 67 mm
The Erlenmeyer Collection of Western Asiatic Seals and Antiquities, formed between 1943 and the early 1960s. with Bonhams, London, 22 April 1999, lot 486. Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages. -
Western Asiatic Schist Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With frieze depicting a seated figure in fringed robe facing a recumbent bull beside an altar, frond and star in the field. 11.9 grams, 27 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.062. London collection, 2016. -
Urartu Black Stone Stamp Seal with Horse Head
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Bell-shaped seal with ribbed suspension loop, incuse design including pellets, a frond and a horse's head; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.07 grams, 21 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
