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LOT 1056
Western Asiatic Red Sandstone Fragment Group
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 - 10 1/4 in. (6.8 kg total, 13.5- 26 cm).
Including an S-curved panel with meander design to the edge, and other items. [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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Western Asiatic Reused Black Stone Cylinder Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Drum-shaped seal with intaglio frieze including leaping lion, fronds, fish and other animals; truncated at the lower edge, re-finished. 16.4 grams, 25 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. -
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. -
Luristan Bronze Animal
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Modelled in the round, fox with pointed ears and extended tail. 10 grams, 42 mm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.