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LOT 0297
Mesopotamian Carved Stone Macehead
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (484 grams, 73 mm).
Carved from a mottled stone as a large sphere with a round socket.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 0297
Mesopotamian Carved Stone Macehead
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Statuette of a Levantine Cavalryman
7th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Modelled in the round figurine of a sturdy horse with saddlecloth and chest-band, bridle and reins, integral rider wearing a Phrygian helmet. 140 grams, 88 mm wide
Formerly in a private collection, Beirut, Lebanon, 1990s. Swiss private collection, acquired from Mr H., Geneva, 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13178-249181.
The figure possibly represents a Phrygian cavalryman of the Persian Achaemenid army. It shows minute details of the harness, with muzzle and snaffle bit, which suggest Assyrian or Syrian in origin. The transversal decoration of the antilina strap remembers that of the Persian cavalry of the period (Cassin Scott, 1977, plate D). -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
A small pillow-shaped tablet, with dense lines of cuneiform on both sides. 13.8 grams, 30.7 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Animal
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With segmented body, incuse quadruped to underside. 13.80 grams, 27.01 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
