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LOT 1471
Amorite Terracotta Saddled Animal
1800-1600 B.C.
3 1/4 in. (88 grams, 85 mm).
Modelled in the round with halter to the chest, strap to the brow and saddle with two lateral containers and straps.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
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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LOT 1471
Amorite Terracotta Saddled Animal
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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Holy Land and Other Terracotta Pottery Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £124
Including globular jars, bowls, vases, a polychrome glazed base and other items. 11.45 kg total, 4-29.5 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980-1990s. 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.
In Early Bronze Age II Period, the pottery tradition of the previous period, in Holy Land, continues, though with a number of significant changes. The jars can be divided into those with and without necks. Thin walled jars were often done of fine, well-levigated ware. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Axehead with a Reclining Ibex
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With a paddle-shaped blade and short neck, round-section socket expanding at the rear with a reclining ibex, the quadruped modelled in a relaxed attitude with its right foreleg and hindleg positioned away from the body, erect head and large curving horns. 143 grams, 10.4 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. 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. -
Western Asiatic Gilt Bronze Sheet with Chariots
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Ellipsoid in plan with a hunting scene of multiple stamped images of wheeled chariots pulled by goats, radiate-headed charioteers with recurved bows, and other motifs and legend 'BAC....A....'. 24 grams, 14.1 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. 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.
