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LOT 1144
Western Asiatic Clothing Pin Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 3 1/8 in. (34.5 grams total, 52-80 mm).
Comprising four pins with conical finials, a looped pin, and a section of a pin with flared finial. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Necklace Bead and Pendant Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including fusiform, tubular, oblate and other types in various materials. 172 grams total, 5-53 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. -
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal Group with Scenes
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising: larger example with three figures in flounced robes and a fourth in advancing pose; smaller with three females in tight-fitting robes, a guilloche, an ankh and other items in the field. 8.41 grams total, 18-20 mm
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
Amlash Terracotta Flagon
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Globular in form with flared cylindrical neck and integral handle with triangular projection; applied pellets either side, likely a zoomorphic representation, with incised vertical bands to the neck. 735 grams, 24.5 cm high
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. Ex private collection.