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LOT 1224
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Collection
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 - 5 1/8 in. (642 grams total, 9.5-13 cm including stand).
Mixed group including one with hands pressed together, one with arms spread wide and other types. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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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Neo-Assyrian Highly Polished Bronze Bowl
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Broad hemispherical body with rounded underise, thickened rim with single incised line. 256 grams, 20 cm diameter
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Sassanian Haematite Seal
4th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Plano-convex stamp seal with design of two scorpions placed tête-bêche; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8 grams, 17 mm
Acquired in Europe in 1997. European private collection. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
Circa 10th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Spherical, biconical, oblate, disc and other types, some from India. 93 grams total, 3-34 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.