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LOT 1212
Western Asiatic Red Standstone Fragment Group
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 - 7 7/8 in. (3.62 kg total, 18.5-20 cm).
Comprising: a D-shaped panel with 'setting sun' motif and base panel with reserved text; arch or corbel fragment with scrolled frond carving. [2, 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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LOT 1212
Western Asiatic Red Standstone Fragment Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Western Asiatic Handled Bronze Cup
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a broad shallow bowl and integral handle with thumb-pad and spur beneath, pierced laterally and with incised ring-and-dot motifs to the upper face. 154 grams, 12 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Freestanding, with a pinched face, elaborate applied hairstyle, circular eyes and prick-decorated collar, hand clasped with palms to chest; repaired. 69 grams, 15 cm high
Acquired in the 1970s. Ex European private collection. -
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South Arabian Alabaster Male Head
Late 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Carved in the round with deep-set eyes and broad aquiline nose; hair and short beard modelled with stippled surface; slender neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.17 kg total, 18 cm high including stand
Formerly private European collection. with Christie's, New York, 7 December 1995, no.116. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12262-222127.
