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LOT 0207
Sumerian Bone Face Mask
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (50 grams, 59 mm).
D-shaped in plan and plano-convex in section with large ellipsoid voids for the eyes, high-relief facial features.
ProvenanceAcquired between 1981-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
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Western Asiatic and Other Bronze Ring Group
2nd-8th century AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including disc bezel with hatched field, hexagonal bezel with incised legend and other types. 16.11 grams total, 19-22 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Bactrian Black Chlorite 'Hand Bag' Ceremonial Weight
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
D-shaped in profile with void below the curved edge, obverse with reserved serpent and lion opposed, the lion's claw grasping the serpent; reverse with spread eagle flanked by rearing serpents; all bodies with sockets to accept coloured inserts; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.95 kg total,18.5 cm (22.5 cm including stand)
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1960s. Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12774-237878.
The object could have been carried or swung in ceremonies or processions. On one side is a bird of prey, with its claws surrounded by the writhing bodies of two serpents, whose heads flank the bird's head. This symmetrical scheme probably renders a version of the enmity of eagle and serpent, which must have been an important theme of ancient Iranian art; the motif was later diffused throughout the world. -
Mixed Ancient Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including fusiform, oblate biconical, polyhedral and other types in glass, and other materials. 107 grams total, 1-43 mm
London, UK, collection, 2000s.
