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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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Neolithic Period, 5th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Lentoid in section with rounded cutting edge, carinated butt formed as a phallus. 1.76 kg, 22 cm
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Western Asiatic Stone Human Mask Stamp Seal
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Plano-convex in profile with low-relief facial features, large lentoid eyes and segmented hair; to the reverse, low-relief winged gryphons. 9.17 grams, 29 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
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3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Formerly in North American collection, 1990s. From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
