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LOT 0985
Western Asiatic Gold and Garnet Pendant
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (1.74 grams, 21 mm).
A gold pendant with openwork filigree cell set with a capsule-shaped polished garnet, the pendant body with ribbed cylindrical neck and bulbous openwork loop embellished with granulated collars, pyramid granule finial.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Plaque with Seated Figure
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A clay plaque fragment displaying a stylised incised tree of life and a figure seated right, depicted with pinched head, recessed eye and outstretched arms. 123 grams, 10 cm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. -
Western Asiatic Decorated Bowl
19th-20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A copper-alloy bowl raised from a single sheet of metal, with a squat tapering body and broad everted rim, the interior punch-decorated with a band of five-pointed stars within roundels to the rim and geometric floral motifs to the bowl, encircled by stylised flowerheads and circlets. 468 grams, 27 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Zoomorphic Terracotta Rhyton
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
A terracotta rhyton vessel with a flaring neck and zoomorphic spout, possibly a horse's head with circular spout in its chest. 668 grams, 18 cm high
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.281z11 from Oxford Authentication, 16 June 1981.
