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LOT 1283
Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with King
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
1 in. (11.61 grams, 26 mm).
Tongue-shaped in profile with incuse image of a worshipping king before an altar, crescent above.
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a Devonshire, UK, gentleman established from the mid 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ram-Shaped Kohl Vessel
Circa 1500 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Modelled as a stylised ram with stocky body and short legs, exaggerated head with curving horns and large ears, tubular mouth with remains of the applicator closing the opening. 425 grams, 11.4 cm
Private collection Dr Rudolf and Leonora Blum, Zumikon, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Syro-Hittite Bronze Helmetted Figure
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled as a stylised standing nude figure with elongated body, stylised head with a conical helmet. 19 grams, 64 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Large Bactrian Black Chlorite Vessel with Opposing Pairs of Serpents
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,775
Drum-shaped vessel with reserved frieze to the outer face: pairs of opposed snakes with bodies entwined; shallow socket to each of the eyes to accept an inlay panel. 2 kg, 18 cm wide
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1960s. Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12772-237880.
The chlorite stone vessels of early Bactria were kidney-shaped vessels with simple geometric decoration or cylindrical like our specimen. Small cylindrical vases were used as cosmetic containers, together with chlorite cosmetic flasks.
