Loading, please wait...
LOT 0213
Urartu Decorated Bronze Chalice
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/4 in. (255 grams, 14.6 cm wide).
With pedestal foot and rib above, bowl with repoussé collar to the equator, guilloche below; mouth with hatched vandykes at the shoulder.
ProvenanceEx property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s.
LiteratureSee Salvini, M., Geschichte und Kultur der Urartäer, Darmstadt, 1995, for discussion.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
.jpg)
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Restrung on a cotton thread, composed mainly of cylindrical, biconical and tabular beads. 62.9 grams, 36 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. -
.jpg)
Old Babylonian Alabaster Cylinder Seal
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With frieze of robed figures in procession; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.16 grams, 14 mm
Ex Cotswold collection, UK, 1980-1990. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s. -
Syro-Hittite Steatite Container with Engraved Pairs of Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Rectangular tray with segmented upper face, each sidewall with incuse scene of two opposed animals (horses, goats), one with a human figure interposed. 820 grams, 10.9 cm
Private collection. Acquired in 2001. Private collection, Europe.
