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LOT 1469
Western Asiatic Assorted Stone Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/8 - 7/8 in. (22.85 grams total, 10.76-21.85 mm).
Comprising tubular, oblate, barrel-shaped and other beads in agate, amethyst, rock crystal, malachite, and other stones. [15, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Winged God
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Frieze depicting a standing winged deity advancing above a hunting dog perpendicular, small attendant to the rear holding a vessel beside a standing gryphon, second crouching figure above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.43 grams, 21.97 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Syro-Hittite Bronze Helmetted Figure
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £316
Modelled as a standing nude figure wearing a tall conical helmet, arms pulled behind the back and forming two lugs. 76 grams, 93 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bull Rider
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
Showing a man on a standing bull, grabbing the hair of a captive with his right hand. 84 grams, 51 mm high
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The statuette can represent the god storm Hazor, a storm deity with lunar traits. The association between a bull and storm deities is well known on Anatolian sealings from 20th-19th century B.C. The portrayal of a god standing on a bull in conjunction with lunar symbols derived from Old Babylonian cult, where the bull was connected with the Moon as a goddess, and continued in the Near East in association with the god Hazor, identified with El, head of the Canaanite pantheon.
