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LOT 0901
Western Asiatic Pendant Pair
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 2 1/8 in. (180 grams total, 49-53 mm).
A pair of heavy copper-alloy pendants formed as large pyramid clusters with protrusions to the bulbs, bulbous suspension loop above. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A hemispherical bronze bowl with rounded base, convex lip to the inner rim. 218 grams, 13.1 cm
Previously in a private collection since the 1990s. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
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Western Asiatic Carnelian and Agate Bead String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
A restrung necklace composed of double drilled oval agate beads from the Near East or India with later polished round carnelian beads. 95 grams, 66 cm long
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Urartian Pin with Repousse Decorated Disc
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
A bronze dress pin comprising a round-section tapering shank with hipped bulb below the head; discoid head with raised border, repoussé design featuring a central facing mask with lentoid eyes and piriform face, hatched hair and beard; below, two rosettes above the backs of addorsed advancing goats with decorated and segmented bodies; plant motifs before the goats' chests and leaping lions above with gaping mouths flanking the mask of a master of animals with ibexes emerging from the cheeks; mounted on a stand; chipped. 88 grams, 43 cm long
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, U.K. From a specialist collection of pottery.
