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LOT 1051
Western Asiatic Bronze Plaque Idol
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 5/8 in. (22 grams total, 11.7 cm including stand).
Sheet-bronze figure with large discoid head stubby arms, triangular phallus; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Eastern Levant AE 4 Shekels Weight
Bronze to Iron II Age, circa 12th-6th centuries B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
In the form of a cube engraved on one side in Aramaic: ŠLŠRKR. 31.2 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Hemispherical in section with incised concentric rings to the centre. 367 grams, 21.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Artefact Fragment Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including ceramic disc, architectural stone base and other items. 3.87 kg total, 5-18.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
