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LOT 0941
Amlash Ceramic Jar
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 in. (1.3 kg, 25.5 cm high).
Featuring a bulbous body and broad cylindrical neck with everted rim, integral handle with knop to upper edge, spiralling arm creating a loop to the opposite face, impressed triangles around the neck base; possibly a zoomorphic composition.
ProvenanceEx Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
Ex private collection.
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Old Babylonian Administrative Text Clay Cuneiform Tablet for the Distribution of Barley Rations
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Roughly pillow-shaped in form and bearing cuneiform text to one face; repaired. 43.9 grams, 52 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Spout Protome
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Featuring a u-section spout with ibex neck and head modelled in the round; rivets to oval face; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 140 grams, 84 wide (169 grams total, 10.4 cm wide including stand)
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Central Asian Silver-Gilt Zoomorphic Belt Plaque with Attack Scene
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
Comprising an openwork design displaying a feline attacking a horse within an ovolo border; the feline pouncing on the horse's back with its jaws sunk into its neck, bringing the horse to the ground; a tang to forward edge. 48 grams, 6.6 cm
Ex Soufi family collection, circa 1950. with Christie's, London, 13 October 2008, lot 32. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue page. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11746-202177.
The nomadic style was expressed in the openwork and embossed bronze plates that served as belt buckles and plaques. The 'Ordos bronzes' furthermore consisted mostly of decorative plaques which were sewn onto garments and horses' bridles, the favourite motif being animal combat.
