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LOT 1446
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Bichrome Vessel with Handle
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
9 in. (1.14 kg, 23 cm high).
With trumpet-shaped base, flared bulbous body, tapering spout with crested bar and strap handle connected to the waisted filler; dense painted scroll and floral designs with reserved scrolls and bands.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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LOT 1446
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Bichrome Vessel with Handle
Estimate £450 - 650€520 - 750 (for guidance only)$610 - 880 (for guidance only)
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Urartu Bull-Headed Bronze Cauldron Applique Pair
8th century B.C.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Matched pair of bovine-head mounts, each formed as a pair of D-shaped wings and a tail with low-relief feather detailing and holes to accept rivets; central head and neck of a bull with prominent horns, bands of curly hair to the pate and throat, large scaphoid eyes, incised contour detailing to muzzle, socket to reverse. 790 grams total, 8-13 cm wide
From the warehouse of Lane Hope Ltd, London, UK, 1980s (company dissolved December 1991). Private collection, UK; anonymous sale, Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 206, 20 June 2012, no.85. European private collection, acquired at Gorny & Mosch, 2012. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.6210.AM. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12696-234610.
The fitting would have been one of four to the rim of a large bronze cauldron. Urartu was centered in eastern Anatolia, around Lake Van; the capital, Tushpa, was located on the eastern shore of the lake, situated on a high and elongated rock outcrop. Most sites boasted a well-built temple situated at the highest point, as well as a number of large storage rooms containing rows of large vessels for storing oil and grains, and massive well-built fortification walls. -
Luristan Bronze Socketted Axehead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With convex cutting edge and round socket with three vertical ribs. 422 grams, 12.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Each a narrow barbed-and-tanged type with a thick midrib. 180 grams total, 10.2-15.7 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
