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LOT 0879
Western Asiatic Gold Artefact Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/8 - 1 1/8 in. (6.45 grams total, 8-30 mm).
Mainly comprising sheet-gold beads and decorative elements, including double tubular beads, domes, lotiform ornaments, a spherical bead with spool-shaped and filigree ornament, together with other types. [15]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Free-standing, with a pinched, bird-like face, conical headdress or hairstyle, ornamental collar and stub arms; splayed foot. 57 grams, 13.5 cm high
Acquired in the 1970s. Ex European private collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Decorated Dish
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
With carinated sidewall and everted rim, central boss, incised rosette and surrounding hatched panels and palmettes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 217 grams, 16 cm wide (390 grams total, 19.5 cm including high including stand)
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Miniature Horse and Chariot Diorama
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprised two horse statuettes harnessed to a chariot or cart with thin sheet and wire. 42 grams, 67 mm
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s.
