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LOT 0883
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet Pair with Dragon Head Terminals
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 - 3 3/4 in. (201 grams total, 82-94 mm).
Each with a thick round-section body and overlapping terminals shaped as stylised dragon heads with incised detailing. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0883
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet Pair with Dragon Head Terminals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Western Asiatic Bronze Knobbed Bracelet
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
The body composed of alternating bulbous nodules and slender collars. 103 grams, 89 mm
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Jemdet Nasr Recumbent Bull Amulet
Circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
Carved stone modelled in the round recumbent bull with collar to the neck, legs folded beneath the body, drilled at the shoulder; supplied with a custom-made stand. 15.57 grams total, bull: 36 mm long
Acquired prior to 1970. Ex collection Thétis, Geneva, Switzerland. with Christie ́s London, 25 October 2012, Lot 143 [Part]. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate number 6962.WW, dated 20 June 2013. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. -
Babylonian Cuneiform Clay Tablet
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Pillow-shaped and bearing ten horizontal lines of cuneiform text to the principal face with one vertical line to the side. 60 grams, 58 mm
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s. From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
