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LOT 1163
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant
KUSHAN PERIOD, 1ST CENTURY B.C-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (4.85 grams, 34 mm).
Plaque comprising four circular cells set on a mounting bar, each cell with radiating granule clusters to the rim and set with an irregular garnet or turquoise; suspension ring to each end of bar.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1163
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Luristan Bronze Horse and Chariot
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Amuletic figure of a standing beast with raised tag to the rump; separate chariot with lateral disc wheels and yoke with recurved end. 20.7 grams total, 38-41 mm
Ex London collection of a deceased collector, 1990s. -
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar with Horses
Iron Age, late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With bulbous body and tapering neck, flared rim; painted circumferential rings and frieze of advancing horses to shoulder. 1.88 kg, 27 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Standing Idol
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Modelled standing erect with the arms bent forwards, head tilted upwards, with incised lines for the belt; the head pear-shaped with square chin; mounted on a custom-made stand. 58.6 grams, 10 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.
