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LOT 1761
Luristan Bronze Decorated Conical Vessel
BRONZE AGE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 7/8 in. (616 grams, 17.5 cm wide).
Conical in profile with three horizontal bands: vertical ribs above and slashes below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 1761
Luristan Bronze Decorated Conical Vessel
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Urartu Bull-Headed Bronze Cauldron Applique
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Opening Bid: £3,333
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From the warehouse of Lane Hope Ltd, London, UK, 1980s (company dissolved December 1991). Private collection, UK; anonymous sale, Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 206, 20 June 2012, no.85 (Part). European private collection, acquired from the above. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.6210.AM. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12696-234610.
The fitting would have formed part of a group of four around the rim of a large bronze cauldron. Urartu was centred in eastern Anatolia, around Lake Van; the capital, Tushpa, was located on the eastern shore, situated on a high and elongated rock outcrop. Most sites boasted a well-built temple situated at the highest point, as well as a number of large storage rooms containing rows of large vessels for storing oil and grains, and massive, well-built fortification walls.
