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LOT 1279
Western Asiatic Terracotta Votive Idol Group
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 - 6 7/8 in. (410 grams total, 13.6-17.5 cm including stand).
Comprising: columnar type with applied hair and costume details the central piece being Cypriot; columnar type with moulded facial features; tabular type with applied collar; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Bifacial Stone Stamp Seal
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
With intaglio bovine to one face and canine to the other. 1.68 grams, 11 mm
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Double Bulb Earrings
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Matched pair of gold earrings, each formed as two bulbs with a string of granules to the waist, loop to one end to accept a wire fastener. 5.32 grams total, 31-32 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. Accompanied by an earlier catalogue identification card. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Standing Idol
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Modelled in the round as a columnar figure with curved stub arms and pointed headdress; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 310 grams total, 19 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
