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LOT 1448
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Section
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (33.5 grams, 44.5 mm).
The narrow end of a pillow-shaped tablet with rows of cuneiform text on four sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic and Other Green Glass Bead Necklace
20th century A.D. and earlierEstimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £126
A restrung designer necklace including Roman green and yellow 'date heads', Venetian striped 'watermelon' chevron beads. 36.3 grams, 43 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Luristan Bronze Tanged Dirk
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising a slender triangular blade with a raised midrib and a short rectangular-section pierced tang. 192 grams, 38.3 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
The Luri people produced a quantity of fine metalwork, which according to Dr. Khorasani, could be due to a settled period which arose as a result of the defeat of the Elamites by the Babylonians, leaving the Luristani people in relative peace for a period of time after 1200 B.C. According to Khorasani, 'A culture of innovation and experimentation flourished, and the repertoire of the Luristan smiths expanded in the period between 1150–1050 BC.' -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Statuette of a Levantine Cavalryman
7th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Modelled in the round figurine of a sturdy horse with saddlecloth and chest-band, bridle and reins, integral rider wearing a Phrygian helmet. 140 grams, 88 mm wide
Formerly in a private collection, Beirut, Lebanon, 1990s. Swiss private collection, acquired from Mr H., Geneva, 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13178-249181.
The figure possibly represents a Phrygian cavalryman of the Persian Achaemenid army. It shows minute details of the harness, with muzzle and snaffle bit, which suggest Assyrian or Syrian in origin. The transversal decoration of the antilina strap remembers that of the Persian cavalry of the period (Cassin Scott, 1977, plate D).
