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LOT 1235
Western Asiatic Bronze Animal Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 - 1 3/4 in. (76 grams total, 25-45 mm).
Mixed group comprising: lion, resting with forelegs spread, inset glass eyes (one absent); hare resting, with long ears; rooster(?) with head turned to the rear, annular socket; leaping horse with forelegs raised. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace with Faience Pendant
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Graduated group of mainly oblate, tubular and annular beads, centrepiece a discoid plaque with recess to accept a coloured insert. 23.4 grams, 31 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Judaean Lead Sealing with Menorah and Inscription
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Discoid seal plate with impressed menorah flanked by characters. 3.6 grams, 15 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Inscription
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising a D-section hoop with a lozenge plaque to the base, scrolled triangular plaque to each shoulder; octofoil bezel with textured field surrounding the central inscription. 4.05 grams, 21.37 mm overall, 16.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.