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LOT 0310
Bactrian Stone 'Hand Bag' Ceremonial Weight
LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 3/4 in. (9.95 kg, 27.5 cm).
Rectangular block with round-section loop handle.
ProvenanceEx West London, UK, collection, 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.
See Vidale, M., Treasures from the Oxus: The Art and Civilisation of Central Asia, London, 2017, pp.44-51, figs.41-45, for a variety of stones and shapes.
FootnotesAmong the most iconic intercultural style objects are the so-called 'lock' or 'hand bag' weights. These were probably not weights at all, but were likely badges of high office, carried to indicate authority. Similar objects have been found throughout Mesopotamia, the islands of the Persian Gulf, on the Iranian steppe, as well as the Indus Valley.
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LOT 0310
Bactrian Stone 'Hand Bag' Ceremonial Weight
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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3rd-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Plano-convex in profile with intaglio zebu inside a Pahlavi legend. 5.04 grams, 18 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. 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. -
Large Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Figures
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Cotton-reel type seal with incuse frieze including standing figure with whip, water-bearer, opposed bulls and other motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 33.1 grams, 35 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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. -
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Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Group
2nd millennium A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Including one drum-shaped alabaster type with segmented geometric design, one polished columnar example with frieze of figures and other types. 65 grams total, 19-31 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.
