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LOT 1192
Azerbaijan Terracotta Horse Rhyton
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 5/8 in. (1.36 kg, 27 cm).
Funicular body with a flaring neck and zoomorphic finial, with circular spout in the chest; chipped rim.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1192
Azerbaijan Terracotta Horse Rhyton
Estimate £600 - 700€700 - 810 (for guidance only)$810 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Achaemenid Heavy Gold Earring Pair
Circa 6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
A matched pair of large earrings decorated with pomegranates on the outer edge, the crescentic body divided in transversal grooves representing the abdomen of a bee, with granulation on the inner and outer edge, a horizontal gold wire with circlets to the centre. 23.78 grams total, 38 mm each
From a private family collection formed since the early 19th century, thence by descent. Property of a New Zealand legal professional. 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 search certificate number no.12326-223715.
Fruit were generally considered to be a symbol of sensuality, temptation and fertility; the giving and accepting of fruit may be regarded as a symbolic sexual act, or at least a prelude to marriage. It follows naturally that the pomegranate, with its innumerable fleshy seeds symbolising life and fecundity, was an attribute of Aphrodite. -
Mesopotamian Alabaster Grotesque Head Pendant
Circa 800-600 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Modelled in the round with animal-like features and grimacing expression, drilled eyes and string eyebrows, possibly depicting Huwawa; perforated through the head and mouth. 4.13 grams, 18 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. -
Western Asiatic Serpentine Stamp Seal with Animal
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rectangular in plan with domed upper face, intaglio advancing ibex motif. 8.16 grams, 27 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
