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LOT 1443
Babylonian Faience Frog Amulet
750-332 B.C.
5/8 in. (3.28 grams, 18 mm).
Modelled in the round on a rectangular plaque with incuse image to underside: figure in ankle-length robe plucking a fruit from a tree.
ProvenanceOld private French collection.
Anonymous Sale, Beaussant Lefevre, Paris, 2015.
Private European collection, acquired in 2015.
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LOT 1443
Babylonian Faience Frog Amulet
Estimate £450 - 650€520 - 750 (for guidance only)$610 - 880 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Grinding Stone Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: plano-convex type with old label to underside; 'thumb' type with label to grinding surface; waisted type with inked collector's number. 502 grams total, 40-91 mm
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Assyrian Stone Bust of the Demon Pazuzu
8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Carved in the round bust with heavily hatched brow and cheeks, D-shaped eyes, snubbed feline nose, ellipsoid mouth gaping with teeth exposed, segmented panel to chest. 47 grams, 37 mm
European art market, 1997. Acquired by the present owner from the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12596-232196.
Pazuzu, in the old Mesopotamian mythology, is described as ‘the son of Hanbu and king of wind demons’. Amulets with images of his full body or, more often, just his head, were common in the early first millennium B.C. Pazuzu was most popular in the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods, from about the late 8th century B.C. through the 6th century B.C. -
Large Western Asiatic Red Terracotta Spouted Jug with Handle
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Biconical body with tall tapering spout, collar to the tapering neck with tear-drop shaped mouth; strap handle surmounted by a ram-head appliqué; a marriage. 1.45 kg, 29.7cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
