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LOT 0857
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Head with Gold Loop
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (3.92 grams, 22 mm).
Carved in the round as a bald male with stylised features; drilled for suspension with a later gold pin and loop.
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Clay Foundation Cone
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Formed with a slight taper and a concave base; cuneiform text incised to one face; top chipped in antiquity. 105 grams, 11.1 cm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Western Asiatic Gemstone with Kufic Inscription
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Octagonal form bearing Kufic script over three lines to one face; possibly red jade or jasper. 7.29 grams, 25 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Tel Brak Type Alabaster Eye Idol
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Anthropomorphic eye idol, possibly of figurative female form, carved with a bell-shaped body, two 'breasts', remains of openwork 'eyes' above. 33.5 grams, 43 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
A classic artefact type from ancient Mesopotamia. Likely hand-carved using drills and string cutting. Eye idols were so named in the 1930s by the British archaeologist Max Mallowan. Whilst excavating a mound called Tel Brak, he discovered hundreds of anthropomorphic items of similar form, thus naming the mound 'Temple of the Eyes'.
