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LOT 1172
Western Asiatic Bronze Figurine Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/4 - 2 in. (92 grams total, 20-51 mm).
Modelled in the round, group of votives human and animal forms. [7, 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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Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal and Amulet Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising: a pillow-shaped carnelian amulet pierced through the notched upper edge, hatched panels to both faces; a triangular-section stamp seal displaying ring-and-dot motifs and a possible animal figure; a plano-convex stamp seal bearing a geometric motif; a square-shaped lapis lazuli amulet engraved with a horned quadruped standing right. 19.4 grams total, 12-24 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
1500-900 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Standing female deity (Astarte?), wearing a long robe and a broad textured necklace; arms bent and hands placed on the abdomen; beaked facial features with applied eyes and two curved spurs to the rear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 367 grams total, 19.6 cm including stand
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Neo Babylonian Rock Crystal Stamp Seal
626-539 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Plano-convex in profile with transverse hole for suspension; underside with kneeling genie in flounced robe with arms outstretched and wings spread, profile head with long square-cut beard, pellets in the field. 25.3 grams, 27 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
