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LOT 1267
Western Asiatic Silver Applique with Snake
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (1.6 grams, 36 mm).
Teardrop-shaped in plan with repoussé detailing: hatched face, rosette and serpent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight
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From an important collection formed before 1988. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s. -
Luristan Bronze Dress Pin Group
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: one square in section with domed knop finial; one similar, cylindrical in section; one a tapering cylinder with three radiating lugs. 149 grams total, 16-21 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Dirham Coin Weight
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
