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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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Anatolian Alabaster Eye Idol Weight Susiane
2800-2500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With a rounded body and two looped eyes. 26.4 grams, 39 mm
Acquired in Switzerland, 2002. Private collection, Europe. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Tubular Bead with Snake
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £280
Square in section, tubular bead with reserved coiled serpent, head at each end. 3.32 grams, 36 mm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Includes a copy of the original 1968 invoice. -
Anatolian Stone Stamp Seal with Hunting Scene
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Carved in the round crouching lion with head slightly turned, on a rectangular base; intaglio beast-tamer scene to underside with running human figure wielding a knife, leaping gazelle above a pouncing lion, objects in the field. 12.7 grams, 24 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
