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LOT 1031
Achaemenid Glass Bead Necklace String
500 B.C. AND LATER
14 1/2 in. (8.09 grams, 37 cm).
Composed of mainly oblate turquoise-coloured beads restrung to a Y-shape. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Sumerian Limestone Bull Head Protome
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20,000
With large eyes, the pupils inlaid in black chlorite, bone insert for the sclerae, three arching grooved brows, the wide muzzle with a horizontal incision between the nostrils, closed mouth; sockets to the sides of the head to accept separately made horns and ears; the edge of the neck contoured for attachment; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.24 kg total, 14.5 cm high including stand
Private European collection, 1985. with Christie’s, New York, 3 June 2009, no.35. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12358-226703.
In Sumerian mythology, the bull was associated with the storm and rain god Hadad (Iškur), and is widely represented on artworks (Woolley, 1961, pp.46, 52; Kramer, 1979, figs.17, 18, 22). The round inlaid eyes are typical of Sumerian art of Early Dynastic Period, as well as the three eyebrows. -
Aramaic Silver Plaque
2nd-8th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Sheet silver rectangle with impressed text; unfolded. 0.52 grams, 46 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Large Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
Including biconvex, barrel-shaped and other types with applied granulation and other ornament. 8.74 grams total, 3-14 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
