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LOT 1366
Urartu Grey Stone Stamp Seal
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (26.4 grams, 39 mm).
Conical in profile with pierced lug handle; intaglio figure of the 'Tree of Life' with lateral rampant ibexes.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
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LOT 1366
Urartu Grey Stone Stamp Seal
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Bactrian Gold Wire Necklace with Pendant
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Tightly-coiled wire band with graduated profile, domed disc closure with repoussé central boss and pellets to the rim, pendant formed as a rectangular frame enclosing two fusiform banded agate and another fusiform bead, barrel-shaped gold collars and coiled wire finials. 37.20 grams, 66 cm
with Ancient and Islamic Art Ltd, 1993. Private European collection, early 1990s. -
Neo-Elamite Silver Brooch Pair
Circa 700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A group of two arm-and-hand brooches each with ribbed collars to the shank and the catchplate formed as a hand with protruding thumb. 98 grams total, 55-57 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Early Urartu Bronze Spearhead
17th-16th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £130
With leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib extending to a tubular split socket with fastening holes. 165 grams, 29.7 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
With the introduction of the socketted spearhead in the Middle East in the second half of the 3rd millennium B.C., by the middle of the 2nd millennium, these kind of spearheads became predominant throughout the ancient Near East, and the design of the spearhead remained practically unchanged since then.
