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LOT 1092
Western Asiatic Bronze Double Bull-Headed God Statuette
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (110 grams total, 13.3 cm including stand).
Flat in section standing figure with legs spread and arms held at the sides, two addorsed bull-heads above with curved horns; mounteed 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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LOT 1092
Western Asiatic Bronze Double Bull-Headed God Statuette
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Including biconvex, annular, spherical and other types, some with granulation. 7.31 grams total, 1-10 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Round Cup
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Hemispherical in profile with flat rim. 96 grams total, 10.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Idol Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising: idol with applied broad textured collar and hair; idol with exaggerated applied eyes, collar and arm; small idol with phallic detailing; some repairs and restorations. 271 grams total, 8.2-16.5 cm
Ex James Chesterman collection, Cambridge, UK, 1990s.