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LOT 1124
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
LATE BRONZE AGE, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (6.99 grams, 64 mm).
Round in section with flattened trapezoidal finals, each incised with a saltire. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Alabaster Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Restrung necklace of tubular stone beads with interstitial oblate lapis lazuli beads and lentoid-section beads with scooped edges. 98 grams, 82 cm
From a Paris collection, France. Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card. -
Luristan Bronze Master of Animals Standard Finial
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
A bifacial sceptre head formed as a Master of Animals atop a collared tubular stem with flared foot; slender crescentic arms to the sides, ribbed collars and janiform faces; waisted socket below; mounted on a custom-made stand. 141 grams, 17.7 cm including stand
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.
This type of standards (columnar figures) has a tubular shape, the tubular body shaped like a human figure with a pronounced height, front and back side of the body and head, with arms placed in several specific positions. In numerous cases the shoulders (or less frequently the chest) of this figure are complemented by a pair of animal protomes. Based on the indicated element, this type has been divided into two basic subtypes - 'columnar figurines with protomes' and 'columnar figurines without protomes' (our specimen). -
Western Asiatic Gold and Garnet Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Triangular plaque with granulation to the border, inset cabochon garnet. 0.13 grams, 5 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
