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LOT 0831
Luristan Bracelet with Stamp Seals
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (18 grams, 7.5 cm wide).
A bronze bracelet formed as a coil with the ends wound around the shank, two discoid stamp seals with starburst pattern, iridescent glass bead. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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Sumerian Cup with Animal Frieze
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A truncated conical gypsum ritual drinking cup with rounded rim and discoid foot, displaying a frieze of mythological animals in relief to the exterior, including a lion-headed eagle with its wings spread, and an iconic Mesopotamian religious scene composed of a deity wearing a horned cup, flanked by a bull and goat; repaired. 27.9 grams, 46 mm wide
Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing sheet.
In many ancient Mediterranean cultures, such vessels were symbols of wealth and status, or ritual objects associated with cult activities. Lion-headed eagles were associated with the god of Imdugud or Anzu, a divine bird and the personification of wind, thunder and cloud; this cup may have been used as a dedication to the god. -
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Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Alabaster Dish
Circa 1600 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A rectangular alabaster dish with classic Middle Bronze Age geometric schemes to the sidewalls and rim. 45 grams, 54mm
Acquired from Harmer Rooke galleries, New York, in 1986. From the collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
