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LOT 1140
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (33 grams, 10.1 cm high).
Free-standing; formed with a pinched face, hair held in a bun at the back of the head, arms folded across the waist, wearing a neck collar and possibly a headdress; splayed foot.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
Ex European private collection.
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LOT 1140
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Lobed Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a penannular hoop with regularly disposed lobes to the outer face. 38.5 grams, 67 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Graduated group of mainly annular and oblate beads in various materials, centrepiece a tabular stone with concentric circle motif to each face. 24.9 grams, 43.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Seljuk Gold Ring with Inscription
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,265
With ornamented D-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, domed plaque below and shield-like waisted shoulders with scrollwork and plinth-shaped support with S-scrolls framing the central plaque with Arabic inscription 'Hassan/ Aundt'. 13.16 grams, 21.68 mm overall, 17.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
From a French private collection, circa 1960s. Acquired from a private collection in the early 1990s. Property of a North American gallery. Accompanied by a copy of a previous cataloguing information page. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12103-214334.
