Loading, please wait...
LOT 1202
Achaemenid Bronze Phiale with Boss
500-400 B.C.
6 1/2 in. (298 grams, 16.5 cm).
Broad lotiform bowl with everted and turned rim, domed mesomphalos.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Cf. Mahboubian, Art of Ancient Iran: Copper and Bronze, London, 1997, no.321, p.246.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Broad and squat with lip to the inner edge of the rim. 150 grams, 14.2 cm wide
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Scaraboid Seal Matrix
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rectangular in plan with incised horned animal and frond. 2.81 grams, 11 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Framed Double-Sided Ottoman Painted Miniature Leaf with Figure and Horse
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Rectangular laid paper page mounted in a bifacial glazed wooden frame; obverse painted image of a nimbate figure with long hanks of hair advancing with arms raised, four lines of neat nasta'liq text below; reverse an advancing horse with long tail, text in two lines above and below. 720 grams, 32.5 x 22.6 cm
Private collection, UK.
