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LOT 1326
Western Asiatic Silver Lion Bracelet Terminal Head
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (18.6 grams, 25 mm).
Stylised rectangular lion-head with pointillé texture, segmented facial features.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 1326
Western Asiatic Silver Lion Bracelet Terminal Head
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Ceramic Children's Toy Donkey
Azerbaijan, 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
Hollow-formed figure of a donkey laden with packs on a heater-shaped base; vents to each side to accept axles, hollow to the underside, keeled forward edge pierced to accept a cord; packs open to the upper face. 348 grams, 15 cm wide
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12126-217308. -
Temple Brick Section of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
Circa 604-562 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
A rectangular section with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II, translating as 'King of Babylon provisioner of Esagil and Ezida prime son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon and Ebabbara, the temple of Shamash in Larsa..[...]; mounted in a custom-made velvet lined display frame. 3.07 kg total, 46 x 36.3 cm
From 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.
The construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed to Nebuchadnezzar II. He is featured in the Book of Daniel and is mentioned in several other books of the Bible. -
Western Asiatic Large Agate Bead Necklace
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Composed of graduating opaque rounded biconical beads with a large flattened bead to the centre. 345 grams, 84 cm long
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Paris collection, France.
