Loading, please wait...
LOT 1275
Sasanian Bronze Bowl
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (95 grams, 13.6 cm wide).
Shallow sheet-bronze bowl with sloping walls and flattened base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s-2010.
CONDITIONTimeLine 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.
-
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel with Handle
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bulbous body with flat base and a tall funicular neck, single handle to the rear. 614 grams, 21 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Luristan Bronze Antelope Statuette
13th-7th cenury B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Depicted standing with head erect and prominent curving horns; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 98 grams, 96 mm (279 grams, 22.6 cm including stand)
From a private collection, since 1989. Ex West London, UK collection. -
Western Asiatic Steatite Seal with Animals
3300-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Rectangular in plan and triangular in section with a median hole, flat face with incuse frieze of ibexes. 38.9 grams, 61 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Some stamp seals from the period of transition between Jemdat Nasr and the Early Dynastic Period of Ur represent animals, and some scholars suggest that they were probably used as pendants or amulets. The animals are somewhat simplified and often reduced to mere lines: a file of animals usually forms the basis of such a pattern.
