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LOT 1159
Bronze Age and Other Terracotta Vessel Group
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 - 6 1/4 in. (780 grams total, 8-16 cm).
Including a squat dipper cup with applied boss to the shoulder, a jar with rounded underside, and other types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Modelled in the round, including a polished hound with inlaid eyes. 53 grams total, 27-50 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. -
Sassanian Stone Seal with Four Animal Heads
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Plano-convex seal with conjoined animal heads; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note dated April 1999, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Goethite 16x19x15.4 mm. This is a decorated ellipsoid with nearly round flat face, the back with large suspension hole and decorated with three pairs of two raised circles. The design consists of the protomes of four creatures joining the middle: bull, ram (or ibex), stag and eagle. Around them are three fillers: two stars and a crescent. This is a Sassanian seal. c.200-500 A.D. It is in very good condition and has a very rare design. No doubt there is some symbolism in these four creatures, but the present writer does not know what it is.' 8.46 grams, 19 mm
UK private collection, 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note dated April 1999, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Luristan Bronze Snake-Headed Bracelet
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Substantial D-section hoop with hatching at the ends and incised ring-and-dot eyes. 282 grams, 78 mm
From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
