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LOT 1476
Western Asiatic Stone Double Bovine Head Amulet
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.45 grams, 18 mm).
Rectangular pendant with median piercing, two feline heads with sockets for the eyes, ears and nose, to accept coloured inserts.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: four columns of cuneiform text; scene with a bowman among trees; nude female facing with hands pressed to her chest; row of fleeing ibexes; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 34.4 grams total, 18.1-34.1 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bead with Gold Wire Pendant
Early 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
A seed-shaped black stone pendant with grooves to accept a gold wire wrapped around the body with a loop above. 2.12 grams, 18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Pyramid Pendant
1st millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Composed of hollow-form spheres arranged in rows with applied granules and later gold-coloured loops for suspension. 1.43 grams, 16 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
