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LOT 1045
Sumerian Stone Bull Amulet
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 in. (21.56 grams, 49 mm).
Carved in the half-round, a bull with the legs folded beneath the body and head turned backwards. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Inscribed Weight
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Biconical in profile with ribbing to the equator, three inscribed characters to the shoulder. 3 grams, 14 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Amlash Type Bronze Spearhead
12th-11th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With a long ovate blade and curved shoulders, broad midrib and a rectangular sectioned tang, a reinforced shaft opening to reveal the tang and rounded shoulders. 313 grams, 38 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the spear-head classification of Khorasani, mainly originating from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Hoop Earring Pair
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Each a flat-section hoop with spiral-wound attachment. 4.67 grams total, 38-41 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.