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LOT 1287
Western Asiatic Twisted Bronze Bracelet Pair
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (9.56 grams total, 56 mm each).
Each a twisted shank with flattened terminals. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Luristan Bronze Arrows and Blades
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Including tanged, spade-shaped, leaf-shaped and others. 367 grams total, 6.2-13.8 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Female Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Flat-section leaf-shaped panel with repoussé eye and nose, pellet breasts, navel with pointillé circle surrounding. 6.55 grams, 90 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Khorasan Bronze Figurine Of a Reclining Lion
12th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Modelled in the round recumbent with head turned to left, the tail terminating in a hinge knuckle; flanks engraved with two inscription-filled cartouches, a cartouche containing scrolling foliate vines to the spine and a mane to the neck, the interstices with triangle motifs containing circles; ears pierced, one damaged. 640 grams, 15.2 cm
German private collection, 1960s. Acquired in Germany, 1980s. with Bonhams, London, 18 June 2013, no.24 (£3,500). Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12431-226889.
