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Heavy Luristan Bronze Dish
13th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Comprising a shallow body with sharply sloping walls and wide, everted rim. 712 grams, 19.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Square in plan with chamfered sides and ribbed loop above; incuse motif of an advancing bull. 1.87 grams, 12.13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bone Pazuzu Amulet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Carved in the round grotesque head with angled snout, triangular eyes, ribbed upper head, frontally-placed ears; possibly Pazuzu. 5.10 grams, 25 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Tanged Spearhead
14th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Leaf-shaped blade with triangular midrib and a rectangular-section tang. 213 grams, 27.1 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Similar spearheads were excavated in the Marlik Royal cemetery by Dr. Negahban, see for example in tomb 47, Trench XXIIE. They were the evolution of a typology which began much earlier in Mesopotamia and the fertile crescent, the type 4 of the Stronach classification, with a straight tang and square section, usually thickened at the base with a button tang. The foliate blade was wide and exaggerated in some specimens excavated at Marlik. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Double Animal Mount
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a short stem with pierced lug finial flanked by two addorsed beast-heads; mounted on a cupped base with attachment loops beneath. 22.47 grams, 44.29 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Syro-Hittite Bronze Helmetted Figure
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Modelled as a standing nude figure wearing a tall conical helmet, arms pulled behind the back and forming two lugs. 76 grams, 93 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Animals
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Conical in profile with segmented underside, bull-head goat and other motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.41 grams, 22.64 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Iranian Decorated Terracotta Vessel
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Squat in profile with broad mouth and flared rim; concentric painted bands to the shoulder, with hatched detailing. 238 grams, 12.3 cm wide
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Luristan Bird-Headed Bell Harness Decoration
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a bulb with a sidewall formed from vertical strips, surmounted by a perching bird; possibly a rumbler-bell. 65.75 grams, 80.24 mm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Pouring Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Globular in profile with slender angled spout, conical mouth and strap handle. 188 grams, 10 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Silver Belt Mount Group
Circa 8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Each a central pyramid with lateral voided arms, claw finials, mounting lugs to reverse. 19.62 grams total, 36-37 mm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Calligraphic Stamp Seal Group
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two chess piece seal matrices, one set with a carnelian intaglio with densely arranged calligraphic inscription, the other with a bronze insert with an inscription; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 10.2 grams total, 24-27 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London.
