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LOT 0859
Western Asiatic Ceramic Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 3/4 - 6 7/8 in. (662 grams total, 4.3-17.5 cm).
A mixed group of complete and fragmentary ceramic artefacts, including decorated vessels, figural idols, the head of a bovine and other items. [8]
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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LOT 0859
Western Asiatic Ceramic Artefact Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Copper Bracelet with Animal Terminals
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A copper zoomorphic bracelet with round-section penannular hoop, terminals formed as opposed animal heads, possibly rams with curled horns, with remains of facial detailing. 33.5 grams, 71 mm
Acquired before the early 1970s. Ex London, UK, gallery. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Zoomorphic Cauldron
Hasanlu IV, circa 10th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
A bronze calotte-shaped cauldron or basin with collared rectangular handles featuring scalloped grips along the upper edges, a pair of stylised bird of prey protomes beneath each, talons drawn up to their chests, bulging eyes, prominent hooked beaks, wings spread and fan-shaped tails. 679 grams, 23.5 cm wide
Ex Maurice Braham, 1970s. London collection, 1990s. Accompanied by previous typed and illustrated catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11640-199105.
A rare object. The limited number of parallels feature birds of a more schematic style. Only four published parallel cauldrons with bird protomes are known to exist. Given the quality of the ornament, such basis may have been used by members of the elite in Iron Age Iranian society, although their exact functions remains unclear. One 'orientalised' Etruscan bronze cauldron was found used as a cremation vessel, placed in a tumulus and associated with a localised 'heroic' burial context. Other feasible uses include high status drinking vessels or symbols of rank. -
Luristan Vessel Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A group of two copper-alloy vessels or vessel components: a shallow bowl with wedge-shaped handle; a hemispherical bowl or lid with truncated conical terminal or foot. 551 grams total, 11.5 - 17.5 cm
UK collection since the 1990s. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
