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LOT 1219
Western Asiatic Glazed Terracotta Fertility Figure
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (23.2 grams, 92 mm).
Modelled in the half-round; D-shaped in section with applied black pigment detailing to hair and midriff; some iridescence.
ProvenanceEx private collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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LOT 1219
Western Asiatic Glazed Terracotta Fertility Figure
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£56 (EUR 64; USD 75) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Head Collection
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising four heads with pinched detailing, three with large annular eyes. 71 grams total, 25-56 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: frieze of standing figure and winged opponent, cracked and repaired; frieze with faravahar above a hearth, standing figures, top partly absent; linear representation of oxen in a field with band of concentric lozenges (river?); advancing ibexes with ladder motif above; bilinear zigzags with interstitial bosses; four supplied with a museum-quality impression. 46.7 grams total, 18-37 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bulbous body with a raised band beneath the tubular neck, two pierced lug handles on the shoulder. 965 grams, 23.8 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.
