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LOT 1246
Western Asiatic Bronze Calligraphic Arm Decoration Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 - 4 3/8 in. (125 grams total, 10.9-11.2 cm).
Matched pair each a sightly curved rosette with hinged attachment at each edge; reserved panel of calligraphic script in four lines. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Amlash Pottery Jug with Zoomorphic Handle
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising a tall tubular neck and globular body, lateral strap handle with spur at the top. 522 grams, 20 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Blue Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Composed of annular, oblate and other beads, the central feature composed of a larger oblate and an annular bead; restrung. 12.38 grams, 45 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Hittite Silvered Bronze Domed Stamp Seal with Hieroglyphs
Circa 1500-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Plano-convex in profile with gusset to the rim; underside: central panel with geometric design, hieroglyphic text to the border; obverse: central tondo with hieroglyphs, beaded ring and geometric border; transverse piercing; an important piece. 13.4 grams, 23 mm
From a London, UK, private collection.
The so-called 'Hittite hieroglyphs' encode texts in the Luwian language of Asia Minor. Hieroglyphic Luwian is a native script, also known as 'Anatolian hieroglyphs', which was used on official or royal seals and a few monumental inscriptions.
