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LOT 1156
Northern Syrian Bronze Female Figure
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/8 in. (44.7 grams, 55 mm).
The upper part of a flat-backed female figurine, her arms crossed at the chest and wearing a conical headdress.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1156
Northern Syrian Bronze Female Figure
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Jar with Incised Decoration
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Squat with broad rounded base, narrow neck and flared mouth; incised decoration including calligraphic text, annulets in a band, freehand image of a wolf attacking a deer. 605 grams, 12.7 cm
Believed to have been in the collection of George Adolphus Gray (c.1850), Captain of a merchant vessel and avid collector. Acquired by the present owner circa 15 years ago, reportedly recovered from a skip. -
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Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal with Two Standing Figures
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
Representing a god in short mantle and round cap with upturned brim, holding a mace in his left hand, before him a goddess standing in a horned crown and kaunakes, her hands raised in supplication; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.96 grams, 27 mm
Ex Mr J.K. collection, USA. Acquired from the above, 1997. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12581-232131.
The seals of the First Isin Dynasty were much more varied than those just preceding the Third Dynasty of Ur. Often the chief god - probably Shamash - is standing, and the 'introducing' goddess is facing him, while the worshipper is not pictured. The seals are a mine for the understanding of the old Babylonian costume. The tunic of the female goddess here is made of tufted material that the Greeks called kaunakes, the weave of which imitated the effect of the earlier sheepskin costumes. -
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Statue Head
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A hollow-formed figure or idol head with conical cap, pinched facial form, applied brows and other detailing; mounted on a stand. 600 grams, 16 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a Cambridgeshire lady; formerly in the Igor Karmiloff collection (1925-2016), UN economist and author of Flashbacks, Icons of Impermanence, Bloomington, 2009; acquired in the 1950s-early 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
