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LOT 1217
Bactrian Stone Weight
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
6 3/4 in. (7.25 kg, 17 cm).
Conical in profile with flat base and U-shaped channel through the apex.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair gallery, London, UK, 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 such weights in different shapes and materials.
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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. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
12th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Including triangular, barbed-and-tanged, leaf-shaped, and other types. 266 grams total, 49-108 mm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. 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.
Some of these arrowheads seem to belong to the type V, subcategory types A, C and D according to the classification of Khorasani and Negahban. In the four categories of triangular bronze arrowheads from Luristan, Marlik and Northern Iran individuated by Negahban, subtypes C and D of type V are larger arrow or javelin heads, C with barbed shoulders and D with round shoulders. Subtype A is substantially similar to C, but smaller. -
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Chrysoprase Calligraphic Gemstone
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Comprising a wide hoop with striated shoulders, openwork flower beneath the bezel, circular bezel set with a dark green intaglio engraved with densely arranged calligraphic text. 24.14 grams, 30.39 mm overall, 21.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W 1/2, USA 11 1/4, Europe 25.66, Japan 24)
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. 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.
