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LOT 1171
Western Asiatic Bronze Bull Statuette
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (602 grams total, 12.7 cm wide including stand).
Modelled standing with head lowered and mouth open; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [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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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Stone Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
A restrung designer necklace composed of cylindrical white stone beads interspersed with oblate lapis lazuli beads and featuring seven unusual collared flattened beads in darker stone. 98 grams, 80 cm
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Paris collection, France. -
Luristan Tripod Legged Pouring Vessel
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Squat in profile with rounded underside and inturned rim, loop handle and tubular spout, long tripod legs. 1.75 kg, 36.5 cm
Ex Mayfair gallery, London, UK, 1980s. From a private collection, London, UK. -
Bactrian Alabaster Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Of conical form with narrow flat base, carved from banded alabaster. 850 grams, 15 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
