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LOT 0926
Western Asiatic Bronze Eagle Statuette
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (27.3 grams, 47 mm).
Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic detailing, curved beak and almond-shaped eyes, fitting rivet to underside.
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 0926
Western Asiatic Bronze Eagle Statuette
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Luristan Bronze Spike-Butted Axehead
11th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Blade with folded upper and lower edge, cylindrical socket with projecting ribs formed as the necks and heads of birds, blace 'projecting' from the mouth of a roaring lion at the neck. 478 grams, 22.5 cm
Ex Parisian private collection. with Cuvreau Expertises Enchères S.A., sale 60, 21 June 2009, lot 105. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11876-206787. -
Amlash Terracotta Cult Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Composed of three bulbous and conjoined vessels with everted necks, the central one with a tapering stem and splayed foot; some remains of painted ornament to the foot. 308 grams, 17.5 cm wide
Ex Rabi gallery, 1990s. Private collection of Iranian art. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet and Axehead Collection
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Ten penannular arm-bands or bracelets composed of round-section bodies tapering towards the terminals; two axeheads. 1.8 kg total, 10.4-13.7 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1992.
