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LOT 1389
Sasanian Bone Fertility Figure
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D
2 1/4 in. (12.6 grams, 58 mm).
Carved in the round as a standing female on a baseline; the hair drawn up into tight buns on either side of the head, high collar beneath the chin, hands cupping the breasts, voluminous robe covering the lower body and legs; probably Anahita.
ProvenanceBelieved to have been acquired at Bonhams, circa 2010.
Private collection, UK.
See Olson, M., Goddesses, Priestesses, Queens and Dancers: Women on Sasanian Silver, in Constructing the Past, Vol 10, Issue 1 (2009).
FootnotesAnahita is often depicted with exaggerated thighs, as on this figure.
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LOT 1389
Sasanian Bone Fertility Figure
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Large West Central Asian Bronze Scalloped Seal Matrix with Greek Cross
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Openwork seal with a loop on the reverse, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 50.5 x 49 16 mm. This is round with scalloped outer edge. The face is flat, as is the back, on which is mounted a handle of inverted U-shape. The design, which is both compartmented and open-work, consists of central cross with curving arms with struts between the arms to the outer band with scalloped outer rim. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-200 B.C. There is incrustation on the surface, and the outer rim is slightly dented, but generally the pieve is in good condition.' 26.7 grams, 50 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered U-22, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Head of a Bull
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Carved in the round with indented nostrils and mouth, domed eyes, horns spread above the ears; mounted on a custom-made stand. 170 grams total, bull: 34 mm, 89 mm high including stand
Acquired on the American (?) art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of tubular and coin-shaped beads with a teardrop-shaped pendant, restrung. 30.7 grams, 34.3 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection.
