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LOT 1220
Luristan Bronze Bull Statuette
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (20.9 grams, 51 mm).
Modelled with a thin, tubular body and elongated, splayed legs, a short neck supporting an elongated head with bulbous eyes and curving horns, a tubular projection above the rump.
ProvenanceEx Abelita collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1220
Luristan Bronze Bull Statuette
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £55
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Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Amlash Tall Terracotta Jug
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
An elongated ovoid body with a flat base and trumpet-shaped neck, with a handle to the rear. 545 grams, 23.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Aramaic Terracotta Magical Incantation Bowl
Circa 4th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £450
Flat-based bowl, inscribed in spiral from the bottom inner wall to the rim with Aramaic text. 360 grams, 17.6 cm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK
Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sasanian period and have been found in the regions of modern Iraq. These simple ceramic bowls, also known as magic bowls, each contain an Aramaic inscription, written in ink, which spirals from the centre. The bowls seem to have played an important part in domestic life. For example, during excavation in Nippur in 1889, one or more incantation bowls were found in each house together with domestic artefacts, most often in doorways or under floorboards in the corner of rooms. The bowls are predominantly apotropaic, and the inscriptions tend to protect their owners from misfortunes such as childbirth, illness and evil spirits.
