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LOT 0256
Elamite Segmented and Decorated Schist Vessel
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (753 grams, 11 cm wide).
Cylindrical with waisted profile and rounded underside, inner with central tube and four radiating partitions; band of hatched triangles flanking herringbone and ring-and-dot motifs. [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 Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
A mix of Asian, African, faience, terracotta, stone and shell beads. 70 grams total, 2-18 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Rhyton Bull Head
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Hollow-formed head of a bull with short curved horns, large bulbous eyes, lateral scooped ears, short muzzle with flared nostrils, dewlap beneath; possibly from a rhyton; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.3 kg total, 22 cm high including stand
Excellent condition, very rare.
Acquired between 1980-1983. From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. 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.12019-213616.
The rhyton was dipped into a krater and held above the drinker's mouth with the spout covered by a thumb, then opened to release a stream of wine into the mouth. The bull was a symbol of man’s control over the nature. Not only were these heads used to serve wine in the banquets, but they were also destined to hold blood from sacrificial animals, that was collected and then poured on the ground as a libation. -
Sassanian Haematite Seal
4th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Plano-convex stamp seal with design of two scorpions placed tête-bêche; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8 grams, 17 mm
Acquired in Europe in 1997. European private collection.
