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LOT 1028
Anatolian Bronze Bull Statue
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/8 in. (76 grams, 54 mm).
Modelled standing on a rectangular base, stylised horn, face and coat detailing; tapering lug to underside.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1998.
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LOT 1028
Anatolian Bronze Bull Statue
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Assyrian Bronze Arm and Hand Type Brooch
Circa 7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
The bow decorated with circumferential grooves, one arm ending with the partially preserved wire coil; the catchplate in the form of a hand engraved with an X; accompanied by a display frame with information ticket. 186 grams total, 10 x 10.3 cm including frame
Ex Robin Symes Gallery, London, UK, 1990s. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Fibulae with triangular bows (type 3 of Curtis classification) were the most common in Assyria. At least 66 bronze examples have been found at Nimrud, 32 in the graves and tombs at Ashur, 14 at Kouyunjik (some of them represented only by fragments), three at Nebbi Yunus, six at Khorsabad, three at Sharif Khan, all fragmentary, and single examples at Tell Billa and Tell al Rimah. -
Western Asiatic Red Carnelian and Gold Bead Necklace
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Restrung designer necklace with a modern clasp; composed of polished carnelian beads of various types, interspersed with granulated gold spacer rings. 51 grams, 41.5 cm long
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Nabataean Redware Feeder Vessel
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £130
With bulbous body, narrow neck and broad trumpet-shaped mouth with central filler hole; short conical spout to the shoulder, ribbed strap handle, concentric rings to the lower body and base. 187 grams, 97 mm
From the important family collection of the late M.N., pre-1992.
