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LOT 0194
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (57 grams, 13.5 cm high).
Free-standing, with a pinched, bird-like face, conical headdress or hairstyle, ornamental collar and stub arms; splayed foot.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
Ex European private collection.
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LOT 0194
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Bactrian Gold Earring Pair
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Each composed of an ear hook with circular cells at the neck and triangular plaque composed of graduated gold bulbs. 3.16 grams, 18 mm each
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Each displaying a frieze of engraved motifs or figures and drilled vertically for suspension. 21.4 grams total, 17-28 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017. -
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Animal Rider
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Modelled in the round standing facing, the rider gripping the animal with his thighs and by its ears, stylised detailing to both figures in the form of applied circular eyes and pricked headbands, the rider wearing a conical cap; mounted on a substantial cylindrical perspex display base. 676 grams total, 20 cm high including stand
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. From the Moussieff salon cabinet display.
