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LOT 0254
Achaemenid Silver Ram-Headed Bracelet Pair
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (99 grams total, 74-75 mm).
Each comprising a D-section penannular body and finely-modelled beast-head terminals. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Amlash Terracotta Bull Rhyton
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Comprising a bulbous body with three stub legs, vertical filler spout with strap handle to the rear, bull-head finials on an arched neck with exaggerated horns and bronze rings to the ears; two short divergent spouts to the chest; with museum-style restoration. 1.7 kg, 29.5 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12259-218637. -
Western Asiatic Red Agate Necklace
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Graduated group of restrung tubular and fusiform beads with later gilt-metal interstitial collars; centrepiece of two large oval beads and an oblate-shaped bead; S-hook and eye closure; with custom display box. 27.20 grams, 48 cm long
Ex Swiss collection, kept in London since the 1980s. -
Amlash Type Bronze Spearhead
12th-11th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With heavily ridged and tapered leaf-shaped blade, long slightly flared grooved neck and square-section tapered tang. 223 grams, 31.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the spearhead classification of Khorasani, mainly coming from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C.