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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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Elamite Haematite Cylinder Seal with the God Shatwak
Sukkalmah Period, circa 1970-1770 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Drilled vertically for suspension; engraved columns of cuneiform text alternating with human and animal figures; with the name of the owner followed by the standard pious statement 'servant of God X', the father's name of the seal owner is omitted: Shurpakir(?) servant of (the god) Shatwak. 5.91 grams, 21 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Carnavon, North Wales, UK.
The deity Shatwak is only otherwise known only as an element in one personal name in a tablet from Susa and in the 'servant of' phrase on a seal impression on tablets from Ur. -
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Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Bead Necklace
10th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £221
Restrung designer necklace; composed of graduated melon and other beads. 214 grams, 78 cm long
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cuneiform Tablet
Circa 1700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Steatite or talc D-section tablet with cuneiform text to the rounded face. 8.18 grams, 37 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.084. London collection, 2016.
