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LOT 0247
Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel with Lion-Head with Glass Eyes
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (739 grams, 19.7 cm).
With biconical profile and flared foot, cable-twist strap handle, applied raised band to the shoulder and neck; discoid feline head with filler hole and spout, inset turquoise-coloured scaphoid eyes.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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LOT 0247
Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel with Lion-Head with Glass Eyes
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Agate Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A long restrung string composed of spherical beads. 115 grams, 82 cm
Ex collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1970s. -
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Bactrian Manuscript Fragment of a Letter
6th-7th century ADSold for (Inc. bp): £468
A near-complete fragment of a letter in Avestan on leather, recto bearing eight lines of cursive script, faded but largely undamaged; verso bearing traces of at least two lines of text; irregular in shape. 5.57 grams, 15.5 cm
Fair condition.
Collection of Bruce Ferrini, USA. Central London gallery, acquired c.1994. Property of a UK collector. For UK buyers only, this item is not exportable from the UK. -
Canaanite Bronze Warrior God Holding Weapons
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Standing on a flanged base with a weapon in each hand, baldric with axe to the shoulder. 196 grams, 15.7 cm
Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s. From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12701-234381. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
