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LOT 0250
Amlash Gilt Bronze Standing Ram
CIRCA 1000-600 B.C.
4 in. (52 grams,10.3 cm).
Modelled in the round with pegs beneath the slender legs, body with openwork voids to the flanks and chest, short neck and ribbed horns.
ProvenanceNicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent.
Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva.
Private collection of Mr K.A.
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Western Asiatic Stone Pazuzu Head
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £187
Modelled in the round with protruding ears and pinched facial detailing; socket above the head. 7.03 grams, 19 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Faience Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Neo Assyrian Pazuzu Head with Lamashtu
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Modelled in the half-round with grotesque features and fierce teeth exposed; reverse with low-relief engraved image of Lamashtu advancing holding a trident. 26 grams, 36 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12253-221916.
In Babylonian mythology the demon Pazuzu was the son of the god Hanpa. His consort, the demon Lamaštu, carried fever and preyed upon children and pregnant women. She could be neutralised with appropriate spells and amulets, which also protected against other demons. For this reason, women wore an amulet with the effigy of Pazuzu around their necks during pregnancy.
