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LOT 0850
Western Asiatic Bronze Horse Padlock
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (21.3 grams, 50 mm).
Formed as a standing beast with decorative panels to the hips and shoulders, holes to the chest and head, bar with spur and second beast-head.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
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Engraved with a cultic banquet scene, composed of two figures standing facing, a jar on a table between them, standards to their left and right, crescent moon and star in the field above; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 9.12 grams, 32 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2000s. Important collection of a London gentleman. -
Sumerian Anthropomorphic Terracotta Jar
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Piriform bodied with loop handles displaying circular 'eyes', breasts below, incised herringbone ornament to the body. 104 grams, 10.7 cm high
Acquired 1969-1999. From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. -
Urartian Bifacial Stone Stamp Seal
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £819
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Acquired 1969-1999. From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a report by Dr Habil, Pieter Gert van der Veen, Head of the Biblical Archaeology study form (ABA) der Studiengemeinschaft Wort und Wissen e.V.
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