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LOT 1137
Large Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Bracelet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (72.6 grams, 70 mm).
Broad flat-section penannular band with bands of punched pellets, solar discs, herringbone and other ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Large Silver Dish with Ibexes
3rd-6th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
A finely hammered bowl, the surface punched with vegetal and zoomorphic decoration comprising standing rams or mouflons enclosed within a circle, spear-shaped leaves separating the figures, low foot; the engraving possibly later. 800 grams, 37 cm wide
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London 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.12169-220737.
The plate exhibits a typical hammered form, and was probably reinforced with an organic base. The subject of the decoration, rams or mouflons with the head facing right or left, is a theme found on Sassanid art and is also visible on a decorated silver and gilt vessel of the Sackler Gallery collection (Gunter, Jett, no.21). Decoration in the form of such animal enclosed in a medallion appears in the central exterior roundel of a silver bowl in the Detroit Institute of Arts (Grabar, 1967, p.125, no.41). -
Western Asiatic Orange Jasper Cylinder Seal with Animals
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With incised frieze of birds and animals in a landscape, guilloche borders above and below. 4.6 grams, 24 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.015. London collection, 2016. -
Parthian Carnelian and Gold Bead Necklace
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Comprising: sheet-gold drum-shaped and octagonal-section beads with spherical pendants, graduated interstitial spherical or oblate carnelian beads; restrung with modern clasp. 44 grams, 46.5 cm long
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.