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LOT 0230
Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Pendant in Decorative Gold Setting
CIRCA 900-600 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (15.43 grams, 34 mm).
Polished plano-convex crystal gem in sheet gold cell with two bands of herringbone braid to the sidewall and five more to the loop, applied granules at the junction with the cell.
ProvenanceFrom a North American gentleman's collection, 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13373-259034.
Cf. Gansell, A.R., ‘Dressing the Neo-Assyrian Queen in Identity and Ideology: Elements and Ensembles from the Royal Tombs at Nimrud’ in American Journal of Archaeology Volume 122, Number 1, 13 December 2017, pp.65-100, fig.7.
FootnotesRock crystal beads were found in Tomb I of the Assyrian Princess in Nimrod. In the same graves were found crouching monkeys, recumbent bulls, seals depicting a nude Ishtar and other seals, all carved from rock crystal.
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LOT 0230
Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Pendant in Decorative Gold Setting
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) +BP*
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Sasanian Bronze Bowl
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Shallow sheet-bronze bowl with sloping walls and flattened base. 95 grams, 13.6 cm wide
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s-2010. -
West Central Asian Bronze Piglet-Shaped Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Shaped as a standing piglet with a loop on the reverse, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 39 x 24 x 12mm. This has the shape of piglet standing. it has a flat compartmented face, and a slightly convex back on which is mounted a short loop handle. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is covered with incrustation, which could be removed. The metal appears to be in good condition, and this is a fascinating piece.' 15.1 grams, 38 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered R-479, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
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Persian Iron Dragon-Shaped Flint Striker
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With thick looped body and striking face to the outer edge; handle formed in openwork with stylized serpent-head, open mouth with recurved teeth, trident tail with similar, pellet-clusters; engraved and drilled detailing. 297 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired in Christie's, The Longridge Collection, London, UK, 2010 (£1,276.00). Personal collection of a Suffolk lady, UK.
Among the objects reflecting the continuation of traditional figural compositions in Indo-Iranian art, there are zoomorphic flint strikers, decorated with serpents, ducks or geese and hawks attacking birds, indicating the persistence of imperial and solar symbols.
