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LOT 1288
Western Asiatic Stone Phallus Axe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 3/4 in. (1.76 kg, 22 cm).
Lentoid in section with rounded cutting edge, carinated butt formed as a phallus. [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 Lapis Lazuli Pin-Head and Bead
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Comprising: a lapis lazuli bead with high-relief figure of a snake in sinuous coils, head poised to strike, with eyes formed as turquoise annular beads; a bronze columnar handle; a tabular banded agate bead; all three bound together from the bronze corrosion products. 50 grams, 10 cm
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.12409-225344. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Standing Idol
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Modelled standing erect with the arms bent forwards, head tilted upwards, with incised lines for the belt; the head pear-shaped with square chin; mounted on a custom-made stand. 58.6 grams, 10 cm including stand
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. -
Western Asiatic Gold Bucket-Shaped Earring
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Sheet gold drum-shaped body with domed lower face, two rows of repoussé pellets, short loop. 3.1 grams, 23 mm
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
