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LOT 1199
Western Asiatic Ceramic Necklace Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1/8 in. (12.1 grams total, 7-8 mm).
Composed of ribbed oval-shaped beads, with a 'bee-hive' appearance. [35, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Bowl with Locusts
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Hemispherical mortar with rounded rim and underside, reserved locust motifs carved in high-relief beneath the rim. 890 grams, 14 cm wide
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. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Kernos
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Three drum-shaped ceramic vessels each with a flared rim and flat underside, connected by spurs at the equator; painted linear motifs to the mouths, shoulders and sidewalls. 350 grams, 13 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.
In the typology of ancient Greek pottery, the kernos (κέρνος or κέρχνος, plural kernoi) was a stone tray to which were attached several small vessels for holding offerings. Its unusual design is described in literary sources, which also list the ritual ingredients it might contain. The kernos was used primarily in the cults of Demeter and Kore, and of Cybele and Attis. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Attachment Group
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: one side of a feline padlock with Kufic inscription to the flank; foreparts of a feline figurine with ledge to rear; each mounted on a display frame. 152 grams total, 63-79 mm including stand
Ex European collection since 1970. with Hermann Historica, Munich, Germany, Auction 95, no.6031 (Part). Property of a French collector.