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LOT 0971
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (7.71 grams total, 16-22 cm).
Comprising: bull in seated pose, quartz; nesting bird, steatite; crouching frog, serpentine. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 0971
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Post-Sassanian Bronze Ewer
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With waisted neck piriform body with trumpet-shaped base; scrolled handle with pellet thumb-pad, the spout a bull's head with crescent horns. 286 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s. -
Mesopotamian Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Figures and Gold Pendant Mount
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
The seal displaying a frieze of drilled human figures possibly bearing cultic accoutrements, together with a bee-like insect; mounted on a later gold hoop. 11.78 grams, 33 mm
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Rivetted Dagger Blade
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With double-edged triangular blade, short tang and three rivet holes for fastening to the organic hilt. 143 grams, 23.5 cm
Ex property of L.P.; previously acquired in the 1980s. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.
