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LOT 1877
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (3.45 grams total, 10-15 mm).
Including a tongue-shaped panel with hatched design and loop above, dome with basketwork design and other types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1877
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Coiled Gold Bead
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Conical bead with coiled body and a granulated collars. 0.39 grams, 7 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
Western Asiatic Alabaster Standing Bull
Sabaean, 3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Carved in the round with integral rectangular base; of sturdy build with thick shoulders, rump and legs; latticed hair texture to the brow. 1.14 kg, 14 cm wide
Mrs Janssens, Belgium, formed during the 1970s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12980-245246.
In Sabaean religion, the bull signalled strength, fertility, and divine protection, and is often linked by scholarship with the moon-god Almaqah, the principal deity of the kingdom. Small alabaster figures of this type were likely set up as temple offerings or served as fittings within cultic furnishings; flat undersides or discreet mounting points on some examples suggest attachment to a larger ensemble. -
Western Asiatic Plain Gemstone and Amber Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Including discoid, plano-convex, scaraboid and other types in various stones. 18.8 grams total, 10-19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
