393, Lot: 855. Estimate $250. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Lot of three terracotta pieces. Levant, Iron Age, 1200-586 BC. Includes two rattles, one in the form of a bird (80x71mm), the other columnar with hole at each end (90x67mm). Also includes a bird with hole at beak and on back, of uncertain date, possibly also Iron Age (70x67mm). Some chips and crack, but overall good condition. Second piece with mount. Last with uncertain markings in pen on body.

From the Herbert B. Stearns Collection.