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LOT 1332
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (22.8 grams total, 61-63 mm).
Comprising two penannular D-section bracelets with hammered finials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Early Dynastic Terracotta Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Recording Livestock and their Owners
IIIb, 2400-2340 B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10,000
Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge, concerning the listing of 146 sheep and their owners or shepherds. 202 grams, 78 mm
with Laemmle Gallery, San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA. Acquired from the above in the early 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.133. Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12121-218147. -
Western Asiatic Ceramic Children's Toy Donkey
Azerbaijan, 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
Hollow-formed figure of a donkey laden with packs on a heater-shaped base; vents to each side to accept axles, hollow to the underside, keeled forward edge pierced to accept a cord; packs open to the upper face. 348 grams, 15 cm wide
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12126-217308. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Seated Dog Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Modelled in the round, seated on a tongue-shaped base, loop to the back. 10.9 grams, 21 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
