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LOT 1361
Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight with Seated Figure
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (46.3 grams, 38 mm).
Comprising a square-section body with overlapping U-shaped handles above, one side with an incised image of a seated male holding a long staff.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1361
Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight with Seated Figure
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Broad and shallow with incised concentric rings to the inner face. 231 grams, 19.4 cm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel
8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Squat in profile and of tiered construction with strap handle and broad pouring lip, bands of polychrome painted foliage decoration. 407 grams, 12.7 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Statue Head
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A hollow-formed figure or idol head with conical cap, pinched facial form, applied brows and other detailing; mounted on a stand. 600 grams, 16 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a Cambridgeshire lady; formerly in the Igor Karmiloff collection (1925-2016), UN economist and author of Flashbacks, Icons of Impermanence, Bloomington, 2009; acquired in the 1950s-early 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
