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LOT 1261
Western Asiatic Glass Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
18 7/8 in. (190 grams, 48 cm).
Composed of mainly large coral pink-coloured oblate beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx collection of a late London gentleman, 1970-1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With plain globular body and circular short shaft. 310 grams, 83 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The mace in the Middle East was of great importance, and widely used in fighting activities at the end of the 4th millennium B.C. Many maces of simple spherical or pear-shaped profile have been found there, and they were quickly utilised by the military commanders as symbol of power and rank; limestone maces are still attested in the Marlik culture of 14th-10th century B.C. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
1500-900 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £234
Standing female deity (Astarte?), wearing a long robe and a broad textured necklace; arms bent and hands placed on the abdomen; beaked facial features with applied eyes and single spur to the rear. 158 grams, 18.5 cm
Acquired in Paris, France, in 1988. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Cycladic Alabaster Idol Head
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
An oval head with raised linear nose; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 37.89 grams total, 23 mm (84 mm including stand)
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
