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LOT 1440
Luristan Bird-Headed Bell Harness Decoration
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (65.75 grams, 80.24 mm).
Comprising a bulb with a sidewall formed from vertical strips, surmounted by a perching bird; possibly a rumbler-bell.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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Achaemenid Elaborate Gold Earring
Circa 5th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £1,500
Crescent plaque with granulated inner borders and radiating triangles of granulation surrounded by a band of nineteen spheres, representing pomegranates, each with a filigree collar above and below, the outer band consisting of smaller spheres with a granulated pyramidal finial, at the centre a teardrop-shaped garnet cabochon set in a cell with a granulated border flanked by spirals. 13.55 grams, 51 mm
Ex David Lindhal, London, UK, in the 1990s. From a privately held London, UK, collection from the 1980s-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13267-253966.
Fruits were generally considered to be a symbol of sensuality, temptation and fertility; the giving and accepting of fruit may be regarded as a symbolic sexual act, or at least a prelude to marriage. It follows naturally that the pomegranate, with its innumerable fleshy seeds symbolising life and fecundity, was an attribute of Aphrodite. -
Achaemenid Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Composed of graduated beads, the central feature comprising a tubular bead with chevron decoration and a large doughnut-shaped bead, restrung. 12.18 grams, 36.6 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Elamite Schist Stamp Seal with Married Couple
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Discoid in plan with concentric rings and knop handle to reverse; incuse image of two figures embracing, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 14.22 grams, 31.83 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
