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LOT 1298
Western Asiatic Gold Bucket-Shaped Earring
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (3.1 grams, 23 mm).
Sheet gold drum-shaped body with domed lower face, two rows of repoussé pellets, short loop.
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Western Asiatic and Other Terracotta Vessel Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Including aa drum-shaped jar, cup with carinated profile and other items. 3.5 kg total, 4.5-19.5 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. -
Bactrian Lapis and Gold Necklace with Gold-Capped Central Bead
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £975
Graduated group of restrung tubular and tabular beads with gilt-metal interstitial collars; centrepiece of a large cylindrical agate bead with gold end-caps; S-hook and eye closure; with custom display box. 126 grams total, 56.5 cm long
Ex Swiss collection, kept in London since the 1980s. -
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Amlash Bronze Collection of Animals
Circa 1000-600 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £720
Zoomorphic figures modelled in the round, some with suspension loop, including bull, stag, ibex and other types. 1.04 kg total, 4.6-11 cm
Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent. Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva. Private collection of Mr K.A. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12412-226602.
