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LOT 1427
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Head
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (17.7 grams, 42 mm).
Tongue-shaped panel with integrally-moulded facing female bust, hair in radiating braids, transverse headband, lateral plaits, exaggerated lentoid eyes; plain to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A82.
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LOT 1427
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Head
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bactrian Stone Female 'Princess' Idol
Bactria-Margiana, late 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5,000
Carved as a seated human figure, body with rows of overlapping tufts of fur, set with a bald head carved from cream stone with semi-naturalistic detailing to the face; a separate wig with wavy hair, and separately modelled hands. 540 grams total, 95 mm high
Pallas Gallery (?), early 2000s. Acquired by the current owner from the above. Private collection of a North American lady. Accompanied by a copy of an invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13372-256950.
This wonderful composite stone sculpture of a seated female figure with finely carved features is typical of the area of Bactria-Margiana, from the late 3rd to early 2nd millennium B.C. Among the few three-dimensional images assigned to this period in Central Asia are a group of stone female figures seated or squatting on a platform and wearing a pattern-decorated robe, perhaps imitating sheep's fleece. -
Sasanian Bronze Bowl
4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Broad and squat with flared sidewall and rounded edge to the mouth, concentric rings to inner centre. 241 grams, 17.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Holy Land Terracotta Footed Bowl
Bronze Age, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With steep walls and a low flaring foot. 653 grams, 19.7 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
