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LOT 1286
Western Asiatic Glass Vessel Collection
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 in. (114 grams total, 27-51 mm).
Including cut glass molar flasks; chipped. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Figurine Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £124
Modelled in the round, group of votives human and animal forms. 92 grams total, 20-51 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. -
Luristan Bronze Bowl
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Hemispherical in profile with thin sidewall and circumferential lines below the rim. 109 grams, 10.2 cm
From a 1990s German collection. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Old Babylonian Carnelian Frog Amulet on Gold Earring
20th-16th century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
The frog modelled in the round, pierced at the middle and mounted on an asymmetrical gold hoop, possibly a marriage. 2.45 grams, 29.30 mm
Ex K.J. collection. Acquired on the North American art market, 1999. European private collection.