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LOT 1521
Western Asiatic Bone Idol Group
2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 1 3/4 in. (5.77 grams total, 39.65-47.82 mm).
Each plano-convex in section with heavily scored detailing. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Sasanian Bronze Petalled Dish
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Formed as a rectangle with each side formed into three lobes and slightly dished. 64 grams, 99.27 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Tanged Spearhead
14th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Leaf-shaped blade with triangular midrib and a rectangular-section tang. 213 grams, 27.1 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Similar spearheads were excavated in the Marlik Royal cemetery by Dr. Negahban, see for example in tomb 47, Trench XXIIE. They were the evolution of a typology which began much earlier in Mesopotamia and the fertile crescent, the type 4 of the Stronach classification, with a straight tang and square section, usually thickened at the base with a button tang. The foliate blade was wide and exaggerated in some specimens excavated at Marlik. -
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.
