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LOT 1751
Western Asiatic Bone Idol
2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (7.14 grams, 74.82 mm).
Rectangular in section with waisted profile, incised zigzag, ring-and-dot and other motifs to both faces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Bone Idol Group
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Each plano-convex in section with heavily scored detailing; one repaired. 8.82 grams total, 46.51-46.64 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Antelope
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Possibly later incuse design of a stag with legs folded beneath the body. 30.50 grams, 32.84 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Late Hittite Shoe-Shaped Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Hollow-formed shoe-shaped jug with rolled rim to the ankle, tab with hole for thong and stopper; welt-line to upper face and around sole. 585 grams, 23 cm
Private collection, acquired on the German art market in 1993; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13226-249313.
These upturned shoes are characteristic of the whole Hittite era. They are attested until the Late Hittite age. This kind of footwear appears later in the Aegean area, probably due to the influence of Anatolian fashion on Bronze Age Greek culture. It may have been the case that the Akkiyawa (Achaeans) living on the western coast of Anatolia adopted such items (as many others) from the Anatolian Indo-Europeans and exported them to the Greek lands, with the first examples attested in Greece only around the 14th century BC.
