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LOT 1069
Western Asiatic Bronze Attachment Group
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 3 1/8 in. (152 grams total, 63-79 mm including stand).
Comprising: one side of a feline padlock with Kufic inscription to the flank; foreparts of a feline figurine with ledge to rear; each mounted on a display frame. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx European collection since 1970.
with Hermann Historica, Munich, Germany, Auction 95, no.6031 (Part).
Property of a French collector.
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Western Asiatic Graduated Gold Tubular Bead Set
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Mixed group of granulated beads with wide holes. 2.02 grams total, 4-8 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With frieze depicting a a seated figure holding a vessel in one extended hand, a star, a leaping dog, a nude female facing, two advancing attendants; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.57 grams, 10 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. Accompanied by an old collection ticket. -
Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure offering a cup to a figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind him in a tiered robe, canine and scorpion to the rear. 17 grams, 31 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.04. London collection, 2016.