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LOT 0246
Bactrian Copper Standing Bull
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (4 5/8 in.). (215 grams, 11.1 cm wide (357 grams total, 11.7 cm including stand).).
Figure of a zebu standing with head raised, dewlap to the chin and chest, angled hump behind the shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1972.
with a London, UK gallery.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0246
Bactrian Copper Standing Bull
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Personal Bronze Tag of Zahra Governor of Esphahan
14th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
A medieval period flat-section rectangular plaque pierced at the broad end with incised calligraphic legend: 'Zahra the splendid or the radiant governor of Esphahan ...', Zaraa or Zahra is a female name which also refers to boundless beauty (ذرع اصفهانی واسع الخلیفه با ما معمور). 10.6 grams, 51 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Urartian Bronze Recumbent Bull
8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Hollow-formed figure of a bull resting with its legs folded beneath its body, head turned; on a stepped rectangular base. 485 grams, 11.4 cm
Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent. Ex Galerie Dominique Thirion, Brussels, Belgium. Private collection of Mr K.A. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12411-225769. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Aramaic Stone Scaraboid Seal
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Carved hardstone with deep sidewall, convex obverse and incised text to underside. 5.52 grams, 20 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
