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LOT 1435
Nabataean Terracotta Ribbed Jar
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (341 grams, 16 cm wide).
Bulbous with ribbed outer face, two looped handles, repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a collection formed before 1992.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
These wafer-thin-walled pottery vessels exhibit fine workmanship and exhibit the talent of the Nabataean potters from the early Roman period.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Spouted Vessel
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Opening Bid: £150
With bulbous body, looped handle and tapering spout, broad columnar neck with crimped detailing, bands of reserved tendrils on a hatched field. 523 grams, 18.5 cm wide
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Including large tanged, barbed, sword-shaped and other types. 222 grams total, 9.5-18.2 cm
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Early Proto-Elamite Silver Horned Bull Pendant
3100-2900 B.C.Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10,000
Representing an exquisite bull figure standing with his head turned dramatically to the left, depicted with large curled horns and inlaid white stone eyes, formed from thin hammered silver sheet in repoussé, depicting the bull as a hollow pendant, with the interior filled with natural bitumen; traces of an original suspension loop on the shoulder. 54.5 grams, 70 mm wide
with Mahboubian Gallery, New York, acquired prior to 1969. 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.13140-249434.
Objects of this type are understood to be ritual or votive pendants, produced not for everyday wear but primarily for dedication in temple contexts. Bulls, goats, rams and other herd animals with horns were thematically abundant in the Ancient Near East, especially around the Iranian plateau circumscribed by the Zagros and Elbruz Mountains and multiple deserts. There are representations of bulls as pendants or votive statuettes (Mahboubian,1997, pp.59, 213, 224, 225, 225, 235, 240), vessel stands (Mahboubian, 1997, pp.40-41), vessel protomes and rhytons from Mesopotamia to Caucasus.
