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LOT 1899
Western Asiatic Buff Stone Animal Amulet
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (6.62 grams, 30 mm).
Carved as a grazing beast with head lowered; pierced vertically at the shoulders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1899
Western Asiatic Buff Stone Animal Amulet
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Kushan Bronze Three-Dimensional Vessel Mount
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,100
Comprising a plaque of three conjoined lobes with segmented border; at the top, a loop with segmented rim; vignette with a nude male with shoulder-length hair embracing a taller bearded figure with kilt and mantle to left shoulder (Hercules?); below, a satyr with horns and goat's legs beset by hunting dogs. 286 grams, 13.8 cm
Acquired in 1992. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12865-241702.
Vessel mounts of this form are not a commonly recovered artefact type, and the presence of two figures instead of one is a very singular feature. We can presume that the mount was attached to a vessel of large dimensions and of a certain importance. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel Group
Circa 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a squat jar with painted rings to the shoulder; squat cup with everted rim, carinated profile, painted scales; jar with deep shoulder. 523 grams total, 9.5-10.3 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Collection
Circa 13th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising seven rings, each with a decorative bezel. 36.6 grams total, 22-27 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
