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LOT 0264
Amorite Terracotta Animal
2000-1700 B.C.
2 7/8 in. (93 grams, 72 mm).
Modelled in the round standing quadruped with pinched detailing, pierced at jaw to accept reins, hollow-formed canopy to the rear body.
ProvenanceEx E. Boustros collection, 1970s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a triangular plaque with inset onyx cloison, chains below with dangles. 15.6 grams, 85 mm
Ex collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1970s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Bull
Circa 10th century B.C.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5,000
A heavy example modelled in the round with slender elongated trunk, thick neck and prominent horns, vestigial ears below; Anatolian workmanship. 1.32 kg, 19.2 cm
with Christie's, New York, 8 June 2001, no.363. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. 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.12414-226675. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Bulls with raised horns have been found in central Anatolian royal burials. Among the sacred animals found in the royal graves of Alacahöyük, the bull and the deer are always present. This simplified figure of a young and spritely standing bull recalls the Baltimore bull and other two examples in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Images of bulls were mounted on standards, used in battlefields or in religious processions, or like in the royal graves of Alacahöyük, they were used to decorate cult furniture or shrines. -
Western Asiatic Mosaic and Other Glass Bead Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising: two blue, red, and white mosaic beads; two with eye motifs; three with dragged white trails and applied pellets; three oblate with polychrome motifs. 67 grams total, 11-21 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1979-1999. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
