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LOT 1581
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Figure
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (57.2 grams, 13.2 cm).
Standing figure with applied eyes and beaked nose, lateral braids of hair and fringe, hatched collar, arms bent with hands flat on the chest; heavily restored. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private St. Albans, UK, collection, formed 1960s-1990s.
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LOT 1581
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Figure
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Collection
Circa 3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including a large zoomorphic amulet fragment, a pillar-shaped amulet, a stylised squatting humanoid figure pendant, and others. 8.1 grams total, 8-23 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Statuette of a Levantine Cavalryman
7th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,900
Modelled in the round figurine of a sturdy horse with saddlecloth and chest-band, bridle and reins, integral rider wearing a Phrygian helmet. 140 grams, 88 mm wide
Formerly in a private collection, Beirut, Lebanon, 1990s. Swiss private collection, acquired from Mr H., Geneva, 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13178-249181.
The figure possibly represents a Phrygian cavalryman of the Persian Achaemenid army. It shows minute details of the harness, with a muzzle and snaffle bit, which suggest Assyrian or Syrian origin. The transversal decoration of the antilina strap recalls that of the Persian cavalry of the period (Cassin Scott, 1977, plate D). -
Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal with Two Registers
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With design in two registers divided by a median band; each with combat scene of a hero beset by rearing beasts. 14.73 grams, 43 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
