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LOT 0852
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jar
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (395 grams, 12 cm high).
Bulbous bodied with everted rim, painted frieze of chevrons, concentric bands and other forms to the upper body, neck and rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Weight with Dog
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £182
Sub-oval in shape with incised dog or other quadruped to one face; incised geometric or figurative animal form to the other, possibly an aquatic animal. 50 grams, 54 mm
Gabby family collection since the late 1960s; thence by descent. -
Amlash Bronze Openwork Pendant Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising openwork pendants with suspension loops, three with pellet or ropework ornament; together with one cage pendant displaying openwork roundels. 96 grams total, 43-78 mm
UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. -
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Group
Late 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £194
Comprising seven gold hoop earrings comprising: an example composed of a coiled wire and bead bezel; one with hollow-formed capsule-shaped bulb decorated with a medial twisted wire collar; a crescentic hoop with granulated pyramids to the lower edge and one loop; hollow-formed crescentic earring with coiled collars; a flat-section crescent with hook-and-eye closure; a hollow-formed crescent-shaped earring with expanded central section and remains of hinge closure; hoop with single granulations to lower body, triangular plaque below, dangle comprising gold granulated beads and pearl and facetted blue bead, possibly of stone; including fragmentary examples. 6.69 grams total, 10-27 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.