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LOT 1584
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.14 grams, 21 mm).
Oval intaglio with an inscription on a floral field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 1584
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Western Asiatic Red Jasper Body of a Bird
Circa 200 B.C.-100 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Carved in the round in a resting pose with its wings folded against the body, with intricate feather detailing on the body. 37.9 grams, 54.6 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Statuette of a Levantine Cavalryman
7th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Modelled in the round figurine of a sturdy horse with saddlecloth and chest-band, bridle and reins, integral rider wearing a Phrygian helmet. 140 grams, 88 mm wide
Formerly in a private collection, Beirut, Lebanon, 1990s. Swiss private collection, acquired from Mr H., Geneva, 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13178-249181.
The figure possibly represents a Phrygian cavalryman of the Persian Achaemenid army. It shows minute details of the harness, with muzzle and snaffle bit, which suggest Assyrian or Syrian in origin. The transversal decoration of the antilina strap remembers that of the Persian cavalry of the period (Cassin Scott, 1977, plate D). -
Western Asiatic Bronze Socketted Spearhead
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib and a tapering round socket. 128 grams, 27.2 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
The spear, belonging to type 3 of the Khorasani classification, was used by chariot fighters to strike each other or the enemy infantry from above. Similar specimens with longer sockets were excavated by Negahban in the Amlash area. According to Moorey, sockets as long, if not longer than the blade, are a characteristic of spearheads in the late 2nd and early 1st millennium B.C. A similar spearhead from the Tappeh Sialk has been dated to the 9th-7th century B.C.
