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LOT 1609
Urartu Bronze Four-Way Bridle Strap Junction
9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 in. (33.8 grams, 39.3 mm).
Comprising a domed upper part with crescents and annulets, six radiating bosses on the outer edge, and four-way strap attachment on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Sasanian Flecked Orange Stone Stamp Seal with Ibex
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Annular in profile with incuse standing ibex motif. 11.26 grams, 23.44 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Holy Land Black-Burnished Spouted Vessel
Early Bronze Age, circa 1800-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a spherical body and a narrow neck with a handle at the rear. 66.6 grams, 76 mm
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s. -
Late Hittite Shoe-Shaped Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Hollow-formed shoe-shaped jug with rolled rim to the ankle, tab with hole for thong and stopper; welt-line to upper face and around sole. 585 grams, 23 cm
Private collection, acquired on the German art market in 1993; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13226-249313.
These upturned shoes are characteristic of the whole Hittite era. They are attested until the Late Hittite age. This kind of footwear appears later in the Aegean area, probably due to the influence of Anatolian fashion on Bronze Age Greek culture. It may have been the case that the Akkiyawa (Achaeans) living on the western coast of Anatolia adopted such items (as many others) from the Anatolian Indo-Europeans and exported them to the Greek lands, with the first examples attested in Greece only around the 14th century BC.
