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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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Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
With a tongue-shaped handle placed perpendicular to the oval body; separately made intaglio with geometric motifs. 9.95 grams, 19 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. -
Western Asiatic Reused Black Stone Cylinder Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Drum-shaped seal with intaglio frieze including leaping lion, fronds, fish and other animals; truncated at the lower edge, re-finished. 16.4 grams, 25 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. -
Large Sumerian Alabaster Cylinder Seal with Hero Holding Ibexes
Early Dynastic, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Featuring a single horizontal register comprising a central human figure holding two ibexes by their hindlegs, several zoomorphic figures to the sides, possibly depicting vultures and fish. 30.8 grams, 52 mm
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1980. A large part of the collection was sold by a Cirencester auction house in November 2018. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card.
