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LOT 1129
Western Asiatic Gold and Garnet Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (0.65 grams, 14 mm).
Piriform garnet cabochon in gold cell with hook, openwork to reverse.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Weight
12th-14th century AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Polyhedral in form with concentric ring motif to each face. 14.5 grams, 16 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With broad flange rim, carinated sidewall, short stem and flared foot; circumferential painted bands; rim chipped. 427 grams, 11 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Elamite Silver Beaker with Three Ibexes
Circa 2,500-1,500 B.C.Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £12,500
Raised from a single sheet with conical body and everted rim, three striding ibexes in repoussè, each with its head held up high and depicted with defined musculature and genitalia; band of ovule decoration above and below, three hanging flowers separating the ibexes; the base with an eight-petalled flower; late Elamite or Marlik. 153 grams, 12 cm
Acquired in New York, USA, 1966. Private collection. 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 a search certificate no.12161-218632.
This splendid vessel, decorated with a design possibly of Elamite origin, probably originates from North-Western Iran, or from southern Caspian area. Hammered sheet vessels were produced in Western Iranian metal workshops since the 3rd millennium B.C. (Moorey, Bunker, Porada, Markoe, 1981, p.82).
