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LOT 1616
Luristan Bronze Dragon-Headed Bracelet Pair
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (377 grams total, 95-97 mm).
Each a heavy D-section penannular band with opposed dragon-head finials. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1616
Luristan Bronze Dragon-Headed Bracelet Pair
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze and Other Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: a stylus with herringbone decoration; an annular ring; a stylised bird mount with ring-and-dot decoration; a male head formed in three-quarter view with a slit mouth and small eyes, wearing a simple cap. 25.3 grams total, 1.7-12.4 cm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Engraved Design
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Bell-shaped body with a ribbed loop above, the underside with an incuse image of a horned quadruped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.88 grams, 27 mm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Achaemenid Elaborate Gold Earring
Circa 5th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £1,500
Crescent plaque with granulated inner borders and radiating triangles of granulation surrounded by a band of nineteen spheres, representing pomegranates, each with a filigree collar above and below, the outer band consisting of smaller spheres with a granulated pyramidal finial, at the centre a teardrop-shaped garnet cabochon set in a cell with a granulated border flanked by spirals. 13.55 grams, 51 mm
Ex David Lindhal, London, UK, in the 1990s. From a privately held London, UK, collection from the 1980s-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13267-253966.
Fruits were generally considered to be a symbol of sensuality, temptation and fertility; the giving and accepting of fruit may be regarded as a symbolic sexual act, or at least a prelude to marriage. It follows naturally that the pomegranate, with its innumerable fleshy seeds symbolising life and fecundity, was an attribute of Aphrodite.
