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LOT 1274
Western Asiatic Stone Idol
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
6 1/4 in. (1.72 kg, 16 cm).
Carved as a tongue-shaped face with flanking strap handles, hollow underside. [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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Western Asiatic Stone Pazuzu Head
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £187
Modelled in the round with protruding ears and pinched facial detailing; socket above the head. 7.03 grams, 19 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Greek and Other Terracotta Fragment Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including painted vase fragments, pierced shell, terracotta animal figure, ceramic tile and other items. 1.6 kg total, 1.5-10.8 cm
From 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. -
Amlash Gilt Bronze Standing Ram
Circa 1000-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Modelled in the round with pegs beneath the slender legs, body with openwork voids to the flanks and chest, short neck and ribbed horns. 52 grams,10.3 cm
Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent. Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva. Private collection of Mr K.A.
