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LOT 1242
Bactrian Stone Idol
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 1/4 in. (148 grams, 58 mm).
Carved alabaster with Y-shaped groove to the obverse, collector's label to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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Graeco-Parthian Grey Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Winged Sphinx
Circa 2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Scaraboid stamp seal with winged sphinx design, pierced horizontally for suspension. 4.13 grams, 20 mm
Anonymous sale; with Christie's, New York, 13 June 2000, no.517 (part). From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals. -
Jemdet Nasr Type Marble Stamp Seal
Sumerian, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Fusiform in plan with intaglio beast motif to the underside. 22.1 grams, 44 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Marble Ibex Head with Painted Eyes and Remains of Original Pigment
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
Carved in the round with fine facial detailing; flaring nostrils and deep-set mouth, beard beneath the chin; inlaid eyes with raised black lids framing the large pupils, curving horns with ribbed detailing picked out in black pigment; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.4 kg total, 23.2 cm high including stand
Acquired on the London art market, 1993. Property of a gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12069-214290.
In Mesopotamian art, wild sheep, ibexes, gazelles, antelopes, and goats of various species are frequently represented in art from the earliest times until the Parthian period.
