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LOT 1246
Western Asiatic Bronze Calligraphic Arm Decoration Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 - 4 3/8 in. (125 grams total, 10.9-11.2 cm).
Matched pair each a sightly curved rosette with hinged attachment at each edge; reserved panel of calligraphic script in four lines. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Western Asiatic Banded Alabaster Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With broad flat base and ovoid profile, thick rim. 148 grams, 59 mm
Private collection, UK. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Pouring Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Squat dish with inturned rim and broad pouring lip; three stub feet and loop handle. 383 grams, 20.5 cm wide
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Silver Standing Idol
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A freestanding sheet-silver idol of a standing human figure, anatomical features in repoussé technique, applied pellet eyes and twisted wire embellishing the headdress, attached to a vertical rectangular plaque, standing on a second square plaque with notched edges, remains of an offering vessel(?) at the feet. 14.2 grams, 39 mm
Fair condition.
From the Robin Symes gallery, Mayfair, UK, before 1999. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
