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LOT 1858
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 - 7/8 in. (4.8 grams total, 8-22 mm).
Including standing anthropomorph, perching bird, zebu and other types. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1858
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mesopotamian Terracotta Seated Fertility Goddess
CIrca 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled seated with pinched facial details and heavy breasts. 155 grams, 82 mm wide
Mayfair gallery, early 1990s. Ex North American gentleman collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Beast Head Finial
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round with an elongated curving neck, narrow eyes and pulled-back ears, mouth held open. 8.3 grams, 24 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Neo-Babylonian Engraved Grey Stone Duck Weight with Abraxas
700-600 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved in the form of a duck with the neck resting along the spine; incuse Abraxas figure to underside with four radiating wings; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.9 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
