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LOT 1293
Western Asiatic Terracotta Fertility Figure
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (156 grams, 94 mm).
Modelled in the round with flared base, lightly modelled facial features, breasts and folds to the abdomen; head chipped.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, 1990s.
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LOT 1293
Western Asiatic Terracotta Fertility Figure
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Heavy Bactrian Bronze Armband with Animal Terminals
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Sturdy bronze penannular bracelet with C-section shank and ram-head detailing to the finials, inlaid shell(?) beads for the nostrils. 620 grams, 10.4 cm
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Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Storage Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Biconvex in profile with low flared rim, remains of painted ornament to shoulder. 2.55 kg, 21.8 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
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Anthropomorphic figures in various poses, two on ceramic stands. 560 grams total, 7.8-15 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.
