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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
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Rectangular lead sheet tightly coiled into a scroll with inked Aramaic text to one face. 59 grams, 58 mm
Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Cf. similar item in the collection of the British Museum under accession number 1962,0414.1.
Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Cf. similar item in the collection of the British Museum under accession number 1962,0414.1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
The handle formed as a stylised standing bird, possibly a vulture, with large almond-shaped eyes and curved beak, large striated wings with a loop behind the neck; the rectangular matrix with a cross motif and a pellet to each quadrant. 23.6 grams, 36 mm wide
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With running frieze of animals in an undulating band. 12.8 grams, 18 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.066.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 19.
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.066.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 19.
Modelled in the round with pinched facial details and open arms, possibly depicting goddess Asherah. 38 grams, 65 mm
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012.
Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Asherah was one of the three great goddesses of the Canaanite pantheon and her primary role was that of mother goddess.
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012.
Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Asherah was one of the three great goddesses of the Canaanite pantheon and her primary role was that of mother goddess.
Mixed group comprising three granulated and three collared beads. 3.02 grams total, 5-9 mm
From an old London, UK, collection.
Some formerly in the private London collection of the late Mr SM, 1979-1999; thence by descent.
From an old London, UK, collection.
Some formerly in the private London collection of the late Mr SM, 1979-1999; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With carved foliage design. 3.69 grams, 23 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.046.
London collection, 2016.
See Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, for discussion.
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.046.
London collection, 2016.
See Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, for discussion.
With a tapering stem, incised chevrons beneath the biconical collar, flanged head with conical finial. 66 grams, 19.5 cm
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Round-section hoop supporting a scaphoid plaque with chamfered underside, incuse image of a winged gryphon seizing an ibex. 6.32 grams, 25.71 mm overall, 20.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Ex old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 31, for type.
Ex old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 31, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With conical body, the inner face bearing concentric rings of inked magical Aramaic text, repaired. 357 grams, 19 cm wide
Ex Family collection, London, UK, pre 1988.
Cf. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, accession number: 80.001.0001.
Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sassanian period and have been found in regions of modern Iraq. These simple ceramic bowls, also known as magic bowls, each contain an Aramaic inscription, written in ink, which spirals from the centre. The bowls seem to have played an important part in domestic life. For example, during excavation in Nippur in 1889, one or more incantation bowls were found in each house together with domestic artefacts, most often in doorways or under floorboards in the corner of rooms. The bowls are predominantly apotropaic, and the inscriptions tend to protect their owners from misfortunes such as those faced in child-birth, illness and evil spirits.
Ex Family collection, London, UK, pre 1988.
Cf. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, accession number: 80.001.0001.
Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sassanian period and have been found in regions of modern Iraq. These simple ceramic bowls, also known as magic bowls, each contain an Aramaic inscription, written in ink, which spirals from the centre. The bowls seem to have played an important part in domestic life. For example, during excavation in Nippur in 1889, one or more incantation bowls were found in each house together with domestic artefacts, most often in doorways or under floorboards in the corner of rooms. The bowls are predominantly apotropaic, and the inscriptions tend to protect their owners from misfortunes such as those faced in child-birth, illness and evil spirits.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Substantial cast finial of a gryphon in recumbent pose, arched neck and beaked head, diagonal folded wing, legs folded beneath the body; attachment for the pin at the rump. 155 grams, 72 mm
Acquired from Arte Primitivo, New York City, U.S.A., circa 2010.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
Accompanied by an original Bonham's catalogue page for an almost identical example.
Cf. Muscarella, O. W., Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, p.175, fig.282.
Acquired from Arte Primitivo, New York City, U.S.A., circa 2010.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
Accompanied by an original Bonham's catalogue page for an almost identical example.
Cf. Muscarella, O. W., Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, p.175, fig.282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising: a squat biconical bowl with broad base, tiered bands of geometric hatched ornament in red and brown shades; terracotta idol figure with raised arms, dimpled rump and hooked head; offered with a later ceramic figurine and a conical pylon. 727 grams total, 6.8 - 15 cm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Including a ewer handle with thumb-pad, coiled spring, tubular fitting with beast-head detail and other items. 509 grams total, 1.7-20 cm
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
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