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LOT 1127
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 - 2 3/4 in. (120 grams total, 30-69 mm).
Each a small barbed-and-tanged type with thick midrib. [20]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Pillow-shaped with columnar ribbing to the broad faces, dense cuneiform text in the columns. 57.2 grams, 63 mm
Private collection of Mr K., Maryland, USA. Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in 2000. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12893-241757. -
Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Ovoid in plan with loop to the narrow end, repoussé pellets to the rim, star-and-crescent motifs, and ropework borders. 3.47 grams, 45 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s. -
Bactrian Banded Agate Bead Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising of barrel and oval beads. 69 grams total, 19-29 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England.