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LOT 0187
Early Bronze Age Silver Idol
CIRCA 2400-2100 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (2.75 grams, 44 mm).
Axe-shaped with crescentic body and long neck, symbolising a female body, perforated through the top with embossed perimeter.
ProvenanceFrom a private family collection formed since the early 19th century, thence by descent.
Property of a New Zealand legal professional.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12320-223722.
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.
Cf. for similar idols but in stone and clay, Bilgi, Ö., Anthropomorphic Representations in Anatolia before the Classical Age, Istanbul, 2014, figs.743, 792, 793; for metallic idols of very similar (although not completely identical) shape see idem, fig.782, p.273; see also Hoddinott, R.F., The Thracians, London, 1981, p.37, fig.19, especially nos.1-7, in clay.
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LOT 0187
Early Bronze Age Silver Idol
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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1300-1100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of black stone flecked with light green, 28 x 13.5 mm., condition fine. Two rows of three horned animals, all recumbent, the upper row with antlers, the lower row with horns as of mouflons, the design between upper and lower rules. Though the animals somewhat resemble those on Jemdet Nasr seals of northern Mesopotamia, the stone and the rules point to north-west Iran c. 1300-1100 B.C. It is a rare style, with considerable elegance of depiction.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 9.22 grams total, 8.1-28 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in June 1991. 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 Animal
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Modelled in the round, with pricked ears and extended tail, casting seam to the spine. 17.02 grams, 58 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. 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. -
Sasanian Silver Artefact Collection
6th-7th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £780
Comprising: hollow-formed bird advancing on a square base; lion-head finial with gilt detailing; fluted finial with gilt knop; quatrefoil finial with central garnet cabochon; two small lion-mask appliqués. 138 grams total, 21-58 mm
Acquired between 1965-2020. Private collection, London. 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.
