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LOT 1202
Luristan Bronze Ibex Amulet
1000-700 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (16.1 grams, 33 mm).
Standing modelled in the round with head erect, curved horns, pierced at the shoulder.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Mr. A.A., London, acquired in the 1970s.
with Bonhams, London, 8 May 2013, no.229 (Part).
Cf. Engel, N. et al., Bronzes du Luristan: Énigmes de l'Itan Ancien IIIe-Ier millénaire av.J-C., Paris, 2008, item 103, for type.
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Western Asiatic Gold Double Bulb Earrings
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £190
Matched pair of gold earrings, each formed as two bulbs with a string of granules to the waist, loop to one end to accept a wire fastener. 5.32 grams total, 31-32 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. Accompanied by an earlier catalogue identification card. -
Seljuk Hinged Gold Bracelet
Circa 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
Constructed from gold sheet wrapped around a crescent-shaped core tapering towards the ends and over-wrapped with thin gold wire forming diagonal narrow bands; the body terminating in a wirework clasp with four small domed motifs surrounded by granulated circles and hinge pin between. 28.7 grams, 70.5 mm
From a private family collection formed in the 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12102-214104.
Seljuk metalwork with Islamic traditions was characterised by the use of geometric and plant motifs in order to fill blank spaces, a coherent combination of colours, and abstinence from using gold and silver. Decorative motifs in metal items in the Seljuk era are, therefore, mainly geometric plant figures, inscriptions, animal and fictional figures compatible with Islamic tradition, with the focus on plant figures and geometric elements like the one visible on our bracelet. -
Mesopotamian Stone Weight Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
One scaphoid in plan with incised slot at each end; the other irregular with suspension hole. 112 grams total, 64-91 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London, UK. From a North London collection, 1990s.
