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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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LOT 1279
Western Asiatic Terracotta Votive Idol Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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Amlash Terracotta Stag Rhyton
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £311
Comprising a slightly tapering tubular body with applied domed rump, four stub legs, angled conical neck, head with crescent horns; trumpet-shaped filer hole to the back with strap handle, incised detailing; restored. 856 grams, 31 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.281z20 dated 16 June 1981. -
Luristan Bronze Pendant Pair
13th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a matched pair of pendants with overlapping loop finials, four ribbed stems radiating from the base, a separate pendant of similar form hanging from the loop. 49 grams total, 57-61 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Of bulbous profile with rounded underside and trumpet-shaped mouth, painted zoomorphic frieze to the shoulder. 740 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-2000s. From the late David Gold (d.2015) collection of pottery.
David Gold and his brother were famous for setting up the first clothes shop in Carnaby Street and dressed the famous in the swinging 1960s, making Carnaby Street famous.
