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Western Asiatic Stone Amuletic Pendant Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: crescent with suspension hole at each of the horns; triangular-section stylised head with discoid eyes; triangular-section pendant with incised waffle pattern. 12.7 grams total, 17-27 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Seljuk Standing Stone Lion Figurine
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled in the round as a stylised, stocky lion with almond-shaped eyes, a short tail, a suspension loop on the back. 57 grams, 58 mm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge Collection of Indo-Persian Art. Private collection, UK. -
Western Asiatic Speckled Stone Specimen Bead
Circa 4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Tubular type with abraded mouth; old collector's label 'Sahara / 4e Mi. BC'. 12 grams, 58 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Painted Jug
8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With squat profile, broad shoulder, wide neck and flared rim; strap handle with thumb-pad to the rim; bands of reserved tendrils on a hatched field. 818 grams, 18.5 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Amulet Collection
1st millennium B.C.Opening Bid: £5
Including bullet-shaped, cuboid and other types. 11.6 grams total, 6-27 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Votive Figure
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled with a flat rectangular body, short coiled arms, discoid head with triangular nose, downturned mouth and circular eyes. 30.2 grams, 58 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Western Asiatic Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: discoid token with incised chevrons; iridescent glass counter; terracotta bird figure with impressed texture; stone scarab fragment with incuse text to underside and impression. 25.6 grams total, 11-42 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Stamp Seal Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including plano-convex type with incuse design of two fish, rectangular block with suspension holes, and columnar type with integral loop. 33.3 grams total, 29-35 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Aramaic Terracotta Magical Incantation Bowl
Circa 4th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With conical body, the inner face bearing the remains of concentric rings of inked magical Aramaic text. 369 grams, 16.9 cm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK
Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sasanian period and have been found in the 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 childbirth, illness and evil spirits. -
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including anthropomorphic, sun-wheel and other types. 6.62 grams total, 11-30 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Fish Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex in section and lozengiform in plan with incised ring-and-dot eyes, chevron nose, dorsal panel. 15.5 grams, 49 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Rings with Gemstones
20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a large ring with an oval bezel set with an agate gemstone with a four-line inscription; a smaller ring set with an orange carnelian gemstone with an inscription; a ring with a rectangular orange carnelian gemstone with a calligraphic inscription; a ring with a raised rectangular bezel with remains of reddish-brown paste. 48.7 grams total, 22-30 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
