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LOT 1297
Western Asiatic Stone Idol and Other Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 7/8 - 3 3/4 in. (586 grams total, 48-94 mm including stand).
Including phallus, heads, fusiform bead and other items, some on a ceramic base. [9, 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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Bactrian Gold Wire Necklace with Pendant
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Tightly-coiled wire band with graduated profile, domed disc closure with repoussé central boss and pellets to the rim, pendant formed as a rectangular frame enclosing two fusiform banded agate and another fusiform bead, barrel-shaped gold collars and coiled wire finials. 37.20 grams, 66 cm
with Ancient and Islamic Art Ltd, 1993. Private European collection, early 1990s. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Pin Head with Figures
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Drum-shaped in profile with running guilloche to the rim, obverse with low-relief figure of a crouching woman with braided hair, one hand raised; reverse with similar image. 49.8 grams, 40 mm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12406-225341. -
Achaemenid Silver Ram-Headed Bracelet Pair
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Each comprising a D-section penannular body and finely-modelled beast-head terminals. 99 grams total, 74-75 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.