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LOT 0882
Western Asiatic Bronze Lion Padlock
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (71.7 grams, 70 mm).
Standing with open mouth and engraved annular eyes; voids to the chest and rump, triangular tab and hole to the rear of the head, hasp absent.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
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LOT 0882
Western Asiatic Bronze Lion Padlock
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Lion Padlock
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £48
Standing with open mouth and engraved annular eyes; voids to the chest and rump, triangular tab and hole to the rear of the head, hasp absent. 71.7 grams, 70 mm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Ex property of a Suffolk collector. -
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1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
Composed of an annular body and conical bowl, one spout formed as a zubu bull, its head held as though drinking at a trough, the other as a figure pouring liquid into the bowl from a jar. 1.35 kgs, 25.4 cm
Private collection of Mr. A.K. since 1990. Acquired from the above, 29 November 2005. Accompanied by an IADAA search certificate dated 8 April 2020. -
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Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising one 'dressed' face bearing a recessed panel of text. 186 grams, 12.5 cm
Acquired 1970-1990. Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.
