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LOT 1304
Amlash Bronze Openwork Pendant Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 - 2 1/8 in. (91 grams total, 33-56 mm).
Comprising: two large openwork beads; a domed cage-work pendant; an anthropomorphic pendant; an elongated pendant with four loops. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: a mount formed as a leaping ibex facing back, pierced through the legs; X-shaped pendant with the upper arms formed as ibex heads, curving terminals to lower arms. 48 grams total, 45-76 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
2300-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Limestone with lions and quadrupeds; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Fawn Stone, 17 x 10.5 mm. The design shows two crossed lions in the middle, each attacking a domestic horned animal on the outside of the scene. There is a simple linear device as a terminal. This is an Akkadian seal, c. 2300-2200 B.C., from Mesopotamia or an adjacent area. It is in [sic] good state of preservation.' 2.8 grams, 16 mm
Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. Accompanied by a original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
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Mesopotamian Torch Bearer Stand with Lion Tamer
Early Dynastic II, mid 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46,800
A substantial torch bearer depicting a male lion or panther standing with legs firmly planted on a rectangular base, tail extending to the ground, with a massive circular shaped armature or candelabra issuing from its back and wearing an elaborate muzzle, the eyes retaining shell inlay with a circular hollow for the pupils; to the right of the beast a kneeling nude male wearing a large belt-armour and a diadem, eyes inlaid, left hand extended to the side and holding the lion's leash. 2.15 kg, 21 cm high
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. 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 a search certificate number no.12043-216337.
The object belongs to a series of artefacts which attest the wide regional trade existing in the mid to late 3rd millennium B.C. in the Mesopotamian lands. Stands of this type were intended to hold offering bowls or lamps.
