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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 Bronze Bull Statuette
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Modelled standing with head lowered and mouth open; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 602 grams total, 12.7 cm wide including stand
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. -
Western Asiatic Turquoise Ceramic Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Composed of spherical turquoise-coloured beads interspersed with yellow glass and faience beads; restrung on a metal wire. 62 grams, 49.5 cm
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Paris collection, France. -
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Very Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Discoid in plan with tiered handle and transverse hole, with gusset to the upper face, chamfered shoulder; underside with intaglio image of a stag with legs bent beneath the body, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 109 grams, 49 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
