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LOT 1121
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet Pair
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/8 in. (40.2 grams total, 55 mm each).
Comprising two penannular bracelets with ribbed bodies expanding at the centre. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Standing Idol
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Modelled in the round as a columnar figure with curved stub arms and pointed headdress; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 310 grams total, 19 cm 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. -
Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Gryphon
Neo Babylonian, 8th-6th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
Trapezoidal rock crystal seal pierced at the apex, with re-engraved intaglio advancing winged gryphon; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.3 grams, 21 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Amorite Terracotta Bull
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Modelled in the round, with humped shoulder and downturned horns. 60 grams, 83 mm
Private collection Mr S.A., acquired in 1991. Thence by descent.
The figurine was modelled simplistically and only the presence of a hump and horns makes it possible to identify the animal as a zebu, which was common in the prehistoric Mesopotamian world. Similar figurines, which reproduced animals and humans, are typical of Amorite art, named after a group of semi-nomadic populations who lived in the north-western part of the Near East in the 3rd and 2nd millennium B.C. From the 20th century B.C., the incursions and armed pressure that the Amorites exerted on the kingdom of Ur overthrew the existing dynasties and created several kingdoms throughout Mesopotamia whose dynasties retained a strong attachment to their original culture.
