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LOT 1045
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
7/8-1 3/8 in. (13.3 grams total, 22-36 mm).
Comprising a resting lion pierced at the midriff and a rectangular plaque with incised grid markings. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Including bowl with carinated profile, bulbous painted jar and other items. 2.7 kg total, 12 cm wide -14 cm high
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s. From a UK private collection. -
Luristan Zoomorphic Pin Finial
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
With complex finial incorporating the foreparts of an ibex surmounted by a winged gryphon with cow-horns and coiled disc between the neck and arched wing. 118 grams, 21.5 cm
Acquired in 1967. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Glass Bead Necklace
1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Restrung with graduated oblate and tubular beads. 20.7 grams, 40.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.
