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LOT 1334
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Animal-Headed Cloak Pin
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 in. (347 grams total, 25.5 cm including stand).
With barrel-shaped upper and tapering body, modelled with coil detailing around the upper body, tiered rings above and finial of an ibex's head with horns returned to form a collar; mounted on a custom-made stand. [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.
Cf. similar, less elaborate item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.22.1.977.
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Seljuk Standing Stone Lion
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Modelled in the round, front and back paws formed as a one block, pierced lug to the back. 57.5 grams, 57 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
The lion was one of the most widely used symbols in Seljuk culture. They frequently used the word aslan, meaning lion, in the names of their Sultans and statesmen, such as Alparslan, "brave lion," Aslanshah, "lion king," and Aslandogmus, "lion born." Four of the Seljuk Sultans were named Kilicarslan, which combines the words for a sword and lion, and the interest in lions is clearly reflected in the art and architecture of the Seljuk period. Lion-head water spouts are to be found at a number of caravanserais, and lion statues guarded the portals to the city of Cardak Han in Anatolia, as well as carved onto the walls of the palace at Incir Han. The lion is also to be found on the coins of Sultan Giyaseddin II. -
Western Asiatic Calligraphic Gemstone Group
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Each with chamfered edges and dense panel of calligraphic text. 9.3 grams total, 19-25 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet in Envelope for a Gift of Ten Fields Adjacent to Ishtar-Damqat Including the Names of Seven Witnesses
20th-19th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Pillow-shaped ceramic tablet with impressed cuneiform text; within its original envelope with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces and one long edge; cracked to reveal the inner tablet. 263 grams, 94 mm
From the private collection of the late Dr D.G., 1990s.
