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LOT 1398
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Head of a Bull
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8, 3 1/2 in. (170 grams total, bull: 34 mm, 89 mm high including stand).
Carved in the round with indented nostrils and mouth, domed eyes, horns spread above the ears; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired on the American (?) art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Holy Land Terracotta Juglet
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Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Pendant in Decorative Gold Setting
Circa 900-600 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Polished plano-convex crystal gem in sheet gold cell with two bands of herringbone braid to the sidewall and five more to the loop, applied granules at the junction with the cell. 15.43 grams, 34 mm
From a North American gentleman's collection, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13373-259034.
Rock crystal beads were found in Tomb I of the Assyrian Princess in Nimrod. In the same graves were found crouching monkeys, recumbent bulls, seals depicting a nude Ishtar and other seals, all carved from rock crystal.
