Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1257
Western Asiatic Bronze Female Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (6.55 grams, 90 mm).
Flat-section leaf-shaped panel with repoussé eye and nose, pellet breasts, navel with pointillé circle surrounding. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Mesopotamian Copper Male Figure
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Kneeling figure with plano-convex base, trapezoidal body with broad shoulders and hands clasped to the chest, exaggerated facial features and hair hanging in hanks to the shoulders and back. 39.5 grams total, 49 mm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12410-225378. -
Sumerian Terracotta Figure of Astarte in Naos
Isin-Larsa Period, 2100-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Tongue-shaped freestanding panel with incurved edges, high-relief figure of a standing female with hands clasped beneath her breasts; old collector's ID to underside '5217-43/3'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 97 grams total, figure: 63 mm high
Acquired 1970s-1980s. From the collection of Paul S. Forbes, Maryland, USA. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Plaque with King and Beast
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Plano-convex in profile with stamped image of a seated figure with tall headdress and one arm raised holding the foreleg of a rampant ibex; Sumerian (?) text to the border. 3 grams, 18 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
