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LOT 0969
Western Asiatic Bronze Crested Bird Statuette
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (18.5 grams, 29 mm wide).
Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic detailing, curved comb and wattle, raised disc eyes, carinated pentagonal tail.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0969
Western Asiatic Bronze Crested Bird Statuette
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Animal Rider
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Modelled in the round standing facing, the rider gripping the animal with his thighs and by its ears, stylised detailing to both figures in the form of applied circular eyes and pricked headbands, the rider wearing a conical cap; mounted on a substantial cylindrical perspex display base. 676 grams total, 20 cm high including stand
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. From the Moussieff salon cabinet display. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Trial Piece: -num, son of Ad-da-al(?)-a/za(?)
2nd-1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Steatite or talc with two columns of cuneiform text, un-drilled: -num, son of Ad-da-al(?)-a/za(?); possibly unfinished. 6.06 grams, 30 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.083. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Turquoise and Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung; composed of glass beads of various shades of blue. 5.33 grams, 45 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
