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LOT 1295
Western Asiatic Gold Earrings
1500-1000 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.73 grams total, 13 mm ech).
Each with a tapering penannular hoop and discoid ornament. [2]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1295
Western Asiatic Gold Earrings
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Amlash Terracotta Stag Rhyton
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £311
Comprising a slightly tapering tubular body with applied domed rump, four stub legs, angled conical neck, head with crescent horns; trumpet-shaped filer hole to the back with strap handle, incised detailing; restored. 856 grams, 31 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.281z20 dated 16 June 1981. -
Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Banquet Scene
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £190
In a single register, the scene comprising a seated female figure, possibly a deity, accompanied by an animal at her feet and a tree in the background; four male figures before the female, possibly worshippers and entertainers, two of the figures tête-bêche, with a larger dancing figure behind them holding a lyre-like instrument; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.05 grams, 18 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. Accompanied by an old bag with reference no.V-352. -
Tell Halaf Idol of a Seated Mother Goddess
4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Modelled in the round as a seated female with pinched facial features, hands pressed flat beneath the breasts, legs flexed; traces of pigment detailing to the face and collar; repaired. 57 grams, 77 mm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
