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LOT 1215
Western Asiatic Double-Sided Hematite Weight
ANATOLIA, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (24.1 grams, 21 mm).
Conical body with the larger end featuring a standing deer before a small tree, the other end with linear motifs, possibly an inscription.
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s.
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LOT 1215
Western Asiatic Double-Sided Hematite Weight
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Hittite Bronze Standard Finial with Animal
Circa 13th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
With a central bar with a semi-circle on either side, surmounted by a flat platform with a stag with large, elaborate horns, standing behind a doe; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 405 grams, 17 cm (922 grams total, 31 cm including stand)
From a private collection, since 1989. Ex West London, UK collection. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Large fragment of a pillow-shaped tablet with impressed text on one face. 83 grams, 70 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well-preserved examples. -
Achaemenid Gold Ring with Agate Bull Figure
Circa 500 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Comprising a round-section swivel ring set with a carved bull depicted recumbent with its head turned to the right. 4.71 grams, 27.98 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12939-245988.
