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LOT 1325
Western Asiatic Gold Earrings
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (5.48 grams total, 18-19 mm).
Matched pair, crescentic with chamfered profile, granule cluster to the apex. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1325
Western Asiatic Gold Earrings
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Syro-Hittite Terracotta Figure
1500-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With lentoid-section body and flared base (restored); the face with pinched profile, tall headdress with transverse segmented peak, applied disc eyes, applied chevron beard, hands raised to the chest. 150 grams, 20 cm
Previously with Alex Szolin, Nottingham, UK. Ex Gerrard collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Decorated Silver Pin
3rd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With triangular body, comprising a central rosette and herringbone borders; stem of the pin at the apex, rectangular panel above and S-curved securing loop. 17.5 grams, 16 cm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Votive Idol Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising: columnar type with applied hair and costume details the central piece being Cypriot; columnar type with moulded facial features; tabular type with applied collar; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 410 grams total, 13.6-17.5 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
