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LOT 1208
Western Asiatic Silver Bird-Headed Pin
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3 1/8 in. (2.1 grams, 81 mm).
Finial formed as a stylised bird modelled in the round with bulbous head and eyes, lobed chest and tail.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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LOT 1208
Western Asiatic Silver Bird-Headed Pin
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Animal and Other Artefact Collection
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Including cat's head, crouching lion, dog and other designs. 160 grams total, 24-46 mm
Private collection, UK. -
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Mesopotamian Stamp Seal with Ibex
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Of conical shape pierced longitudinally, underside with a reclining ibex. 9.69 grams, 25 mm
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An Exceptional Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Discoid in plan and pierced transversely with later D-shaped gold caps to each end; mounted on a custom-made stand. 88 grams total, 84 mm wide including stand
Private collection, acquired on the UK art market, 2000. Private collection, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12877-241681.
