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LOT 1586
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bull
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (41.2 grams, 69 mm).
Modelled in the round with pinched limbs and dorsal ridge; applied pellet eyes; with old collector's record card. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from John L.Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
Accompanied by an old original handwritten information card.
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LOT 1586
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bull
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Horned Ibex
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Tongue-shaped in profile with incuse image of an advancing ram beneath a crescent moon, arrow in the field. 4.40 grams, 18.46 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
The ibex, a wild mountain goat with distinctive curved horns, was a popular and meaningful motif in ancient Near Eastern art. It often appears in Mesopotamian and Persian imagery, where it could symbolise strength, agility, and a connection to the natural and divine worlds. In some contexts, the ibex is linked with fertility and abundance, particularly through its association with flowing water and vegetation. Its elegant form also made it well suited to small-scale objects such as seals, where its image could serve both a decorative and symbolic purpose, reflecting the beliefs and environment of the cultures that produced them. -
Amlash Terracotta Pouring Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hemispherical body with inturned rim, narrow scooped pouring lip, rectangular handle with a small loop to the rear. 140 grams, 13.6 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Figure and Animals
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Pyramidal in profile and square in plan with design of a hunter and an ibex; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.5 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
