Loading, please wait...
LOT 0296
Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (8.66 grams, 40 mm).
Carved in the round to take advantage of the banded colouration, pierced vertically through the rump, with eye and ribbed horn detailing.
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0296
Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
-
Western Asiatic Molar Glass Vessel
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With segmented body and expanding tubular neck, four stub feet to the underside. 16.26 grams, 48 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s. -
Sumerian Stone Statue Fragment
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Carved in the round figure of a lion crouching on its haunches, with neck arched and forepaws resting on the spine (upper edge) of an animal placed perpendicular to the lion's head biting into its flesh; the D-shaped face with teardrop-shaped sockets for the eyes, button nose, small triangular ears; the prey with legs folded beneath the body, head turned along the lion's mane and left shoulder, with small protrusive horn and ear, oval socket for the eye; integral base with rounded lateral edges, fracture at each end. 340 grams, 85 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Coral-Coloured Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising mainly oblate beads, restrung. 144 grams, 42 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
