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LOT 1086
Western Asiatic Bronze Medical Implement Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (15.4 grams total, 81-82 mm).
Comprising two flat-ended spatulas with twisted shafts and loop finials, and a pair of tweezers with rectangular panel either side decorated with wavy lines flanked by a punched dot border, suspension loop with ring to the apex. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
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Luristan Bronze Horse Attachment Collection
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Opening Bid: £128
Comprising: four openwork rosette style mounts with conical centres and strap junction to reverse; a whorl-shaped mount with mounting lug to reverse; an openwork comma-shaped fitting with loop to reverse; a rosette with domed head and rectangular lug to reverse; fitting with openwork geometric design and circular suspension loop; cylindrical bar terminating in a stylised feline head. 317 grams total, 2.5-10.7 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Mesopotamian Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Figures and Gold Pendant Mount
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
The seal displaying a frieze of drilled human figures possibly bearing cultic accoutrements, together with a bee-like insect; mounted on a later gold hoop. 11.78 grams, 33 mm
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980. -
Western Asiatic Cut Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Neck
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The bottle of cylindrical form with a foot, channel to the upper body with shallow rounded rectangular panels above and chevrons below; iridescent surfaces; later silver neck. 22.2 grams, 50 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
