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LOT 1331
Western Asiatic Bronze Cup
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (140 grams, 92 mm).
Hemispherical in profile with thin rim.
ProvenanceEx 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.
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LOT 1331
Western Asiatic Bronze Cup
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Parthian Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circles
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Broad and shallow with flared sidewall, incised rings to inner face. 140 grams, 14.5 cm wide
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Mesopotamian Black and Grey Mottled Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Piriform in profile with flared tubular socket and flat rim, carination to the bulb. 481 grams, 96 mm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
18th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Including triangular, leaf-shaped, barbed, paddle-shaped arrowheads with a flat, comparatively wide mid-rib, and others. 205 grams total, 37-93 mm
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.
Fourteen arrowheads of this group were typical of the Old Babylonian Empire. The shoulders were pronounced and the arrowhead had a rectangular-section tapering tang. This simple form was popular across the ancient Near East, and similar items have been found in the Holy Land.
