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LOT 1123
Western Asiatic Bronze Idol with Dressed Hair
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (19.7 grams, 48 mm).
With conical hairstyle or headdress, tiered beard, pellet eyes and flange ears, arms extended, peg to the lower body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Amlash Bronze Mother Goddess Pendant
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A standing stylised female figure wearing a long robe and holding a child in her arms, punched ring-and-dot motifs to the body and eyes. 18.7 grams, 59 mm
Fine condition.
Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market before 2000; previously in a UK collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising glass, lapis lazuli and stone beads in shades of blue and white. 63 grams total, 3-20 mm
From the London art market, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
