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LOT 1220
Western Asiatic Terracotta Figurine Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 3/4 - 2 5/8 in. (80 grams total, 44-67 mm).
Modelled in the round with incised detailing. [5, 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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Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet of a Contract
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Amlash Bronze Mother and Child Amulet
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Figurine with large piriform head, standing nude holding a baby across her chest; with keeled nose and bulbous eyes, exaggerated lentoid mouth; the baby wrapped in covering, with pellet eyes; loop to rear of head. 29.9 grams, 61 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Stamp Seal with Winged Man
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Conical body with ribbed collar and loop, raised plaque to the underside with incuse image of winged figure, possibly Abraxas. 6.8 grams, 16 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
