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LOT 1001
Western Asiatic Bronze Pin Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 - 5 in. (31 grams total, 5.7-12.5 cm).
Comprising: a stud with large disc head, pierced to accept a thong or chain; ribbed head with addorsed birds, lobe pierced to accept a thong; pin-head with four radiating lobes and a fifth above, pierced at the neck. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEnglish collection, early 2000s.
Ex central London gallery.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Neck Torc
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Composed of a round-section body tapering towards the bezel where the arms overlap and coil decoratively around the opposite arm. 296 grams, 16 cm wide
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Central Asian Silver-Gilt Zoomorphic Belt Plaque with Attack Scene
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
Comprising an openwork design displaying a feline attacking a horse within an ovolo border; the feline pouncing on the horse's back with its jaws sunk into its neck, bringing the horse to the ground; a tang to forward edge. 48 grams, 6.6 cm
Ex Soufi family collection, circa 1950. with Christie's, London, 13 October 2008, lot 32. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue page. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11746-202177.
The nomadic style was expressed in the openwork and embossed bronze plates that served as belt buckles and plaques. The 'Ordos bronzes' furthermore consisted mostly of decorative plaques which were sewn onto garments and horses' bridles, the favourite motif being animal combat. -
Babylonian Ceramic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Of irregular form, bearing text to one face. 11 grams, 3.5 cm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.
