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LOT 1149
Luristan Bronze Animal
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 in. (34 grams, 56 mm wide).
Slender beast with multiple legs, head raised, mounted on a conical disc. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Large Western Asiatic Steatite Stamp Seal with Quadruped
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Square in plan and convex in section with tubular piercing, incuse image of a quadruped standing beside a tree. 34.3 grams, 48 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Mixed Ancient Necklace Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising a quantity of beads in lapis lazuli, glass and faience, including some long tubular beads and a shell bead. 58 grams total, 1-30 mm
From a bead collection formed in the 1990s. -
South Arabian Bronze Devotional Plaque by Yin'am and his Brother
Circa 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,010
Rectangular plaque with slightly flared ends, raised border and mounting hole to each corner; crenellation to inner edge of upper border; twelve lines of dense inscription in raised relief, reading in translation: 'Yin'am and his brother, along with their sons, the Banu Rasham, have dedicated this to their god LBNH, the bull of M'RBN, in his sanctuary at Sim'ân. This inscription is a divine ordinance that he has commanded for them on his property, for their wellbeing and the wellbeing of all they have acquired and will acquire. May LBNH increase their prosperity, favour, health, and strength, and may evil, wrong, ill-will, injustice, WTRKS, and 'W/'F of enemies, both far and near, be kept away from them.' 13.4 kg total, 29 cm including stand
German private collection, acquired in 1980. with Christie’s, New York, 4 June 2008, no.93. Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12416-225770.
