Loading, please wait...
LOT 1076
Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 1/4 in. (2.49 kg, 28.5 cm wide).
Sturdy columnar stem flaring to the broad base with carinated rim, band of pained geometric ornament; the bowl broad and dished with concentric ring detailing.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung designer necklace with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 19.6 grams, 42 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. -
Western Asiatic Anatolian Kusura Type Marble Idol
Early Bronze Age II, circa 2700-2100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
With D-shaped body, tapering shank and disc finial. 26 grams, 99 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Old Babylonian Stone Cylinder Seal with Figures and Animals
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Haematite with frieze depicting a male and female figure surrounded by birds and mythical beasts beside a single male. 4.32 grams, 17 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
