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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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Large Syro-Hittite Terracotta Goddess Idol
1500-500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Standing female deity (Astarte?), wearing a long cloak and two broad necklaces; arms bent and hands placed on the chest; mounted on a custom-made stand; repaired. 260 grams total, 23 cm high 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. -
Achaemenid Gold Hair Ring
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
A hollow-formed penannular hair ornament with repoussé lattice to the hoop, one end pierced to accept a fixing pin. 4.11 grams, 35 mm
UK private art collection, 1981. -
Judaean Lead Sealing with Menorah and Inscription
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Discoid seal plate with impressed menorah flanked by characters. 3.6 grams, 15 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.