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LOT 0894
Achaemenid Ribbed Phiale Mesomphalos
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/2 in. (264 grams, 19 cm wide).
A copper-alloy bowl with omphalos and fluting.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Indo-Persian Iron Helmet with Gilt Calligraphy
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A steel helmet comprising a domed cap and mail curtain; the cap with five radiating applied ribs from the central bronze rosette with hollow bulb finial, applied brow-band, pair of applied plume-holders and bracket for a falling nasal guard; curtain of substantial (1.83-195mm thick) rings forming a mail curtain with triangular extensions flanking the face and protecting the rear of the neck. 1.6 kg, 40 cm high
Some damage to the rear including cracking and deformation, probably due to battle damage.
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
The plume-holders are placed beside two pairs of holes, possibly replacing a previous pair which were removed. Attachment of the mail to the browband is by means of smaller rings which are placed intermittently round the lower edge (or possibly some rings have been lost due to wear-and-tear). -
Mesopotamian Shell Beads
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A restrung group of discoid shell beads. 123 grams, 62 cm long
Acquired 1980s-1990s. H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK. -
Syro-Hittite Horse and Rider
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
A ceramic horse and rider figure, the animal modelled standing facing, with stub legs, ears pinned backwards, stylised detailing to the eyes and muzzle; the rider shown mounted sideways indicating a female rider, holding the horse's cropped mane with the left hand, the right hand extended outwards, pinched face with applied circular eyes, detailing to conical headpiece; mounted on a custom-made display base. 317 grams total, 15 cm high including stand
Collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999, by descent. Accompanied by a copy of the thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122k29 from Oxford Authentication.
