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LOT 1158
Luristan Bronze Arrows and Blades
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 - 8 3/4 in. (504 grams total, 10-22.2 cm).
Including barbed-and-tanged, slender leaf-shaped and other types. [15]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic and Other Terracotta Idol Fragment Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Including anthropomorphic figures, heads and other items, some on display bases. 507 grams total, 45-98 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian, Agate and Silver Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Composed of oval beads interspersed with shorter oval beads, two pairs of silver oval beads to the centre with a conical feature bead; restrung. 45 grams, 50 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market 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.
