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LOT 0209
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (43 grams, 14.1 cm high).
Free-standing; modelled with a pinched, bird-like head and face with large applied circular eyes, two ornamental collars, stub arms and splayed foot.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
Ex European private collection.
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LOT 0209
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Assyrian Bronze Arm and Hand Type Brooch
Circa 7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
The bow decorated with circumferential grooves, one arm ending with the partially preserved wire coil; the catchplate in the form of a hand engraved with an X; accompanied by a display frame with information ticket. 186 grams total, 10 x 10.3 cm including frame
Ex Robin Symes Gallery, London, UK, 1990s. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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Western Asiatic Red Carnelian and Gold Bead Necklace
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Restrung designer necklace with a modern clasp; composed of polished carnelian beads of various types, interspersed with granulated gold spacer rings. 51 grams, 41.5 cm long
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Banded Yellow Agate Pendant Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Each polished and pierced for suspension; including two flat-section, cartouche-shaped pendant plaques and three octagonal-section bars with conical terminals. 127 grams total, 54-71 mm
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family.
