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LOT 1256
Western Asiatic Bronze Weight Collection
CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (127 grams total, 10-24 mm).
Including barrel-shaped, discoid, octagonal and other types, some with stamped markings. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons gallery, London, UK.
Ex North London collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of an Antelope
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Modelled in the round with head erect and horns swept back,tail curled to the rump; attachment pegs below the hooves. 64 grams, 67 mm
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. -
Trans Jordan Terracotta Jar
Early Bronze Age, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With globular body and broad flared mouth; cracked. 415 grams, 15 cm high
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988. -
Proto-Sumerian Seal with Animals
Circa 3000 B.C. or laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Plano-convex stamp seal with design of two crouching quadrupeds placed tête-bêche; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 37.4 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in Europe in 2002. European private collection.
The motifs have been created using a drill, hence the rounded appearance.