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LOT 1102
Bactrian Calcite-Alabaster Bust
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 in. (7 1/2 in.) (1.29 kg, 17.7 cm (1.67 kg total, 19 cm including stand)).
Columnar in form with stub arms, gusseted neck and rim of the cap, incised irregular ovoid eyes with drilled pupils, reserved ears, circumferential bilinear band to the brow, arms pierced; integral base absent; probably an idol; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection, 1956.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 1102
Bactrian Calcite-Alabaster Bust
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Each comprising a round-section penannular body with alternating raised ribs and beaded bands, block terminals with hinged C-section closure. 188 grams total, 74 mm each
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Aramaic Lead Scroll with Magical Text
2nd-8th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
A rectangular lead sheet rolled into a tight scroll with the text to the inner face. 31 grams, 58 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
The item was possibly meant to be what the Romans called a defixio or 'curse tablet', on which the magical malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up) so that the victim could not find it or change it.
