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LOT 0853
Luristan Horse-Bit with Geometric Design
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
7 7/8 in. (605 grams, 20 cm).
A copper-alloy horse bit composed of a round-section bar with coiled ends and two free-moving openwork geometric cheek pieces.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 32.161.25a–e, for this type of cheekpiece, with design variation.
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Western Asiatic Trans-Tigridian Cylinder Seal
Circa 25th-23rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
A shell cylinder seal with scenes in two registers; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of fossil shell, 45 x 17 mm. Two registers: above two seated figures drinking beer from a pot through straw, palm tree terminal. Below: contest scene of hero, two domestic quadrupeds and two lions. trans-Tigridian, c.2500-2300 B.C. Condition fair.' 23.4 grams, 45 mm
From an important family collection. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Accompanied by a typed and signed note by Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
'Trans-Tigridian' in this context means 'from across the River Tigris', i.e. from the region between the Tigris and the Zagros mountains, between the Iranian highlands and Mesopotamia. -
Achaemenid Silver Ring with Warriors
7th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £110
A silver finger ring with scaphoid bezel, incuse image of an armoured warrior with shield and spear, a horseman and a hatched gate or wall. 4.12 grams, 25.84 mm overall, 21.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Glass Stamp Seal with Master of Animals
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £191
A green glass stamp seal pierced through the handle for suspension, circular matrix with incuse Master of Animals figure standing right, a bird perched on one hand, other animals surrounding him in the field. 8.5 grams, 21 mm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1969-1979. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
