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LOT 1020
Western Asiatic Bronze Gryphon Statuette
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (215 grams, 12.5 cm).
With beaked face, curled mane to the arched neck, slender body with small wings to the shoulders and extended hind legs with tail between.
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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Western Asiatic Gold Artefact Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising sheet-gold beads and decorative elements, including: tubular beads, repoussé roundel and diadem fragment; beads with filigree decoration, earring with twisted hoop and discoid plaque with granules and shaped mounts. 6.17 grams total, 6-37 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Mesopotamian Alabaster Jar
4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With globular body, narrow base, broad flared rim with lip. 528 grams, 9.5 cm high
Ex M. Braham, and Lord McAlpine collections, 1980-1990. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Rivetted Dagger Blade
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With double-edged triangular blade, short tang and three rivet holes for fastening to the organic hilt. 143 grams, 23.5 cm
Ex property of L.P.; previously acquired in the 1980s. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.
