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LOT 1188
Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 1/4 in. (43.9 grams total, 32-65 mm).
Including a dress pin with ram-head finial, an axe-head and other items. [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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Old Babylonian Carnelian Frog Amulet on Gold Earring
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Opening Bid: £556
The frog modelled in the round, pierced at the middle and mounted on an asymmetrical gold hoop, possibly a marriage. 2.45 grams, 29.30 mm
Ex K.J. collection. Acquired on the North American art market, 1999. European private collection. -
Western Asiatic Amuletic Jade Pendant with Kufic Inscription
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Ellipsoid plaque with suspension bar, three lines of elegant Kufic txt. 11 grams, 40 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Large Holy Land Pottery Cup
Bronze Age, 16th-14th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Ovoid in profile with thick rim and rounded underside. 513 grams, 11.5 cm
From 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.
