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LOT 1294
Western Asiatic Whetstone
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (39 grams, 13.3 cm).
Columnar in section with tapering tip, bulb to rear end and lateral piercing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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Cypro-Phoenician Bronze Cup
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Bell-shaped in profile with carination above the foot. 144 grams, 11.2 cm
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With incuse design of concentric lozenges and median line. 1.93 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in the 1980s-2000s. From an important London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Piriform with vertical socket expanding towards the narrower end. 385 grams, 84 mm
From a West London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. 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.
