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LOT 1152
Western Asiatic Basalt Mortar and Pestle
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 - 4 1/4 in. (852 grams total, 5.8-11 cm).
Squat mortar with slightly everted rim, stub pestle with rounded grinding face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Large Bactrian Green Onyx 'Hand-Bag' Weight
Circa late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
Substantial mottled green and tan weight with arched handle; repaired. 11.6 kg, 35.5 cm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. Property of a London gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12261-218639.
Among the most iconic intercultural style objects are the so-called 'lock' or 'hand bag' weights. These were probably not weights at all, but were likely badges of high office, carried to indicate authority. Similar objects have been found throughout Mesopotamia, the islands of the Persian Gulf, on the Iranian steppe, as well as the Indus Valley. -
Heavy Luristan Bronze Snake-Headed Armlet
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Round-section substantial shank with flattened ends, low-relief ribbed collars, snake-head detailing. 173 grams, 90 mm
From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Late Achaemenid Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A broad carinated bowl with radiating repoussé panels, central roundel, carination below the rim; cracked. 242 grams, 18.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
