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LOT 1184
Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 - 3 3/8 in. (115 grams total, 30-86 mm).
Including a scooped blade, twisted wire band and other items. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Late Achaemenid Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £273
A broad carinated bowl with radiating repoussé panels, central slightly domed roundel, carination below the rim. 233 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ram Statuette
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Modelled in the round with fur texture detailing, large curved horns, small lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 31.6 grams total, 50 mm including stand
From 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. -
Aramaic Lead Scroll with Magical Text
2nd-8th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A rectangular lead sheet rolled into a tight scroll with the text to the inner face. 31 grams, 58 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
The item was possibly meant to be what the Romans called a defixio or 'curse tablet', on which the magical malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up) so that the victim could not find it or change it.
