Loading, please wait...
LOT 1064
Neo-Hittite Bronze Dress Pin
1180-700 B.C.
6 in. (29.2 grams, 15.2 cm).
With tapering shaft and openwork bifacial finial depicting two kneeling warriors facing each other, one holding the shoulder of the other.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960-1980s.
From an important London, W1, collection.
Private collection, England.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 1064
Neo-Hittite Bronze Dress Pin
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
-
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Including spherical, tubular, biconvex and other types, some with granule detailing. 8.32 grams total, 1-14 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s. -
Large Proto-Sumerian Pictographic Tablet for Large Amounts of Grain
Uruk III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Biconvex in profile with impressed lines dividing the face into zones, each with impressed dots, triangles or other symbols, some extending onto the edges. 68 grams, 55 mm
From a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, formed in the 1950s-1990s. The property of a London gentleman and housed in London, thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12242-220893. -
Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet with Zoomorphic Terminals
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Penannular hoop with twist detailing and applied twisted filigree bands; transverse collar, beast-head finials with applied filigree and granule features. 86 grams, 77 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
