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LOT 1286
Western Asiatic Bronze Bull-Human and Other Animal Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 5 1/4 in. (1.37 kg total, 7.5-13.3 cm).
Comprising: a bull with long horns; a lioness on a wheeled carriage; mythical bull-man figurine. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection, acquired 1930s-1980s.
Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1286
Western Asiatic Bronze Bull-Human and Other Animal Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Large Sumerian Animal Amulet
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Carved bifacial amuletic pendant of an ox with incised detailing, sockets for inlaid eyes, suspension hole at shoulder. 62 grams, 74 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bird-Shaped Stamp Seal
Circa 2200-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Comprising a trapezoidal body with D-shaped lateral wings and eyes; ribbing forming the cells for inlaid ornament (?); looped slider-bar to reverse. 28.5 grams, 50 mm
Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, pre-1986. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
13th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising triangular types with thick midrib, heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, and other types. 340 grams total, 8.7-17.5 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
One category of the represented arrowheads has a sharp, flat blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang that often has a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more triangular. Another form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib extending to the tang, and a narrow leaf-shaped blade.
