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LOT 1225
Large Bactrian Flat Turquoise Bead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/8 in. (44 grams, 55 mm).
Cushion-shaped, tabular bead with creamy inclusions; very rare.
ProvenanceCollected from 1979-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr Shlomo Mousiaffee, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London.
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Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the round with stub arms and elaborate headdress, pierced in several places for attachment of adornments. 55.4 grams, 13.3 cm
Ex private collection, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Head of a Demon
1900-1800 B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Modelled in the round, depicting the (severed?) head of a Mesopotamian demon, with iconic facial features in relief; hollow with a vent to the neck; produced from a two-piece mould, with a median seam through the facial features. 191 grams, 87 mm
Private collection, Israel. with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1980s. Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12878-241678.
Within traditional Mesopotamian religion, Humbaba was a creature regarded as the guardian of the cedar forest and the brother of Pazuzu. He was represented as a giant who had been raised by the sun god, Shamash. However, this head could also refer to another deity or demon, like one of the heads found in the Kish excavations. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Raised Tripod Dish
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Shallow discoid bowl with three slender slanting legs, loop handle below rim. 635 grams, 19.5 cm wide
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s.
