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LOT 1186
Western Asiatic Multi-Facetted Seal with King and Animals
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (9.12 grams, 28 mm).
Square in section and tapering in profile with stepped top and holes to accept a cord, intaglio motifs to sides and base: tree flanked by pellets, hatched base; robed figure supporting a hatched disc beside an altar; robed figure supporting a hatched panel beneath a crescent, beside an altar; robed figure supporting a rod or sceptre above an altar; base with a hatched fish.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
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LOT 1186
Western Asiatic Multi-Facetted Seal with King and Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Bactrian Calcite-Alabaster Bust
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Columnar in form with stub arms, gusseted neck and rim of the cap, incised irregular ovoid eyes with drilled pupils, reserved ears, circumferential bilinear band to the brow, arms pierced; integral base absent; probably an idol; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.29 kg, 17.7 cm (1.67 kg total, 19 cm including stand)
English private collection, 1956. Private collection, London. -
Phoenician Bronze Figure
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Modelled in the half-round, female in upright pose supporting her breasts in her hands. 61.3 grams, 76 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hittite Terracotta Fertility Idol
Circa 12th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
D-shaped in section with applied headdress, rosette earrings, collar, breasts, footwear. 141 grams, 17.2 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection.
