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LOT 1236
Western Asiatic Mixed Spindle Whorl Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 1/8 - 2 1/8 in. (113 grams total, 29-55 mm).
Including plano-onvex, oblate and other types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Sassanian Tapestry Fragment with Ducks and Horses
7th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Rectangular tapestry panel with repeating designs of a circular border with reserved hexagons enclosing the head and neck of an advancing horse in profile, opposed pairs of ducks with curled wings; mounted on a wooden-framed fabric backing. 365 grams, 34.6 x 25.6 cm
Acquired from Esther Fitzgerald Rare Textiles, London, UK. Property of a North American gallery. -
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Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure offering a cup to a figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind him in a tiered robe, canine and scorpion to the rear. 17 grams, 31 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.04. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a resting lion pierced at the midriff and a rectangular plaque with incised grid markings. 13.3 grams total, 22-36 mm
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.
