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LOT 0954
Western Asiatic Ceramic Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 3/4 - 6 7/8 in. (662 grams total, 4.3-17.5 cm).
A mixed group of complete and fragmentary ceramic artefacts, including decorated vessels, figural idols, the head of a bovine and other items. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Figures and Gold Pendant Mount
18th-14th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £130
With incuse human figures and a stag in a hunting scene; gold mount with loop. 5.18 grams, 27 mm
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980. -
Ancient Gold Element Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
Mixed group of gold jewellery elements including a granulated conical finial, granulated triangular dangle, ribbed collar and other items. 4.34 grams total, 6-20 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Modelled in the round with pinched facial details and open arms, possibly depicting goddess Asherah. 38 grams, 65 mm
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012. Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Asherah was one of the three great goddesses of the Canaanite pantheon and her primary role was that of mother goddess.
