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LOT 0930
Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (126 grams, 90 mm high).
A terracotta unglazed footed cup with flared base, short stem, carinated shoulder and everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Gold Butterfly Bead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
A sheet-gold 'butterfly' bead of hollow construction. 5.16 grams, 35 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Achaemenid Silver Feline Brooch Pair
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
A matching pair of silver fibula brooches, each composed of a plano-convex bow, balustered arms with one knop-style head and one curved catchplate, round-section pin with coiled wire collar, bow decorated with the addorsed forequarters of two felines with stylised markings and facial features. 22.3 grams total, 30 mm each
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. -
Cuneiform Tablet Fragment of a Divinatory Treaty Predicting the Peril of the Enemy Army
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
A ceramic tablet fragment bearing dense cuneiform text to one face; held in a membranous frame, a divinatory treaty with observations on different configurations of the liver of a sheep (?) and their apodosis, that is to say the prediction for each case: the theme of 'the peril of the enemy army' is recurrent. 32 grams total, 70 x 70 mm including case
Ex 1970s collection. Property of a North London gentleman.
