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LOT 1077
Western Asiatic Silver Mount Pair
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (12.4 grams total, 26-27 mm).
Comprising two rectangular-section penannular shanks with applied pellet clusters and incised herringbone lines. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Mesopotamian Alabaster Grotesque Head Pendant
Circa 800-600 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Modelled in the round with animal-like features and grimacing expression, drilled eyes and string eyebrows, possibly depicting Huwawa; perforated through the head and mouth. 4.13 grams, 18 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. -
Western Asiatic Stamp Seal with Winged Man
Circa 800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Conical body with ribbed collar and loop, raised plaque to the underside with incuse image of winged figure, possibly Abraxas. 6.8 grams, 16 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Mortar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Squat in profile with broad rounded rim. 1.2 kg, 15.5 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.
