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LOT 1732
Western Asiatic Bronze Duck Weight
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (12.1 grams, 27 mm).
Modelled in the round with an erect head, a small circular socket underneath.
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 1732
Western Asiatic Bronze Duck Weight
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Babylonian Carnelian Frog-Shaped Amulet
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
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Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. -
Luristan Bronze Double Beast-Headed Finial
Mid 1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Featuring a round-section shaft with an openwork finial formed as a vertical bar with beast-head finials supported by two opposing birds. 118 grams, 15 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
