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LOT 0829
Old Babylonian Erotic Clay Plaque
CIRCA 19TH-17TH CENTURY B.C.
2 7/8 in. ( 3 1/4 in.) (40 grams, 72 mm (73 grams total, 84 mm high including stand)).
A ceramic plaque fragment presenting an erotic scene composed of a man and a woman copulating a tergo, in raised relief; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-1999.
Property of a late Mayfair, London gentleman, by descent.
Accompanied by an old illustrated catalogue card.
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Opening Bid: £150
A composition amuletic figurine of a calf with legs folded and bound beneath the body, head turned along the flank, slot to the underside. 9.46 grams, 30 mm
Fine condition.
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Western Asiatic Jeweller's Matrix
1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A square-shaped copper-alloy jeweller's matrix with recessed moulds to one face, comprising various motifs including stylised stars, fish and others. 104 grams, 39 mm
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Indo-Persian Iron Helmet with Gilt Calligraphy
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A steel helmet comprising a domed cap and mail curtain; the cap with five radiating applied ribs from the central bronze rosette with hollow bulb finial, applied brow-band, pair of applied plume-holders and bracket for a falling nasal guard; curtain of substantial (1.83-195mm thick) rings forming a mail curtain with triangular extensions flanking the face and protecting the rear of the neck. 1.6 kg, 40 cm high
Some damage to the rear including cracking and deformation, probably due to battle damage.
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
The plume-holders are placed beside two pairs of holes, possibly replacing a previous pair which were removed. Attachment of the mail to the browband is by means of smaller rings which are placed intermittently round the lower edge (or possibly some rings have been lost due to wear-and-tear).
