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LOT 1093
Western Asiatic Large Metal Bead Group
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 2 3/8 in. (59 grams total, 53-61 mm).
Comprising three large beads with collars and incised/punched decoration. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1970s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Large Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Bull
Circa 10th century B.C.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5,000
A heavy example modelled in the round with slender elongated trunk, thick neck and prominent horns, vestigial ears below; Anatolian workmanship. 1.32 kg, 19.2 cm
with Christie's, New York, 8 June 2001, no.363. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. 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 number no.12414-226675. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Bulls with raised horns have been found in central Anatolian royal burials. Among the sacred animals found in the royal graves of Alacahöyük, the bull and the deer are always present. This simplified figure of a young and spritely standing bull recalls the Baltimore bull and other two examples in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Images of bulls were mounted on standards, used in battlefields or in religious processions, or like in the royal graves of Alacahöyük, they were used to decorate cult furniture or shrines. -
Western Asiatic Eye Pendant
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Plano-convex in section, heart-shaped body with reserved lozenge panel, incised ring-and-dot motifs; lozengiform bale with two suspension holes. 4.27 grams, 42 mm
Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Canaanite Terracotta Holy Land Oil Lamp
Iron Age, circa 1200-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Of 'cocked hat' type with shallow bowl and strongly pinched spout in orange coarse ware. 167 grams, 12.9 cm
Ex Reuven Livny collection, Hod Hasharon, Israel. Accompanied by a copy of the Israeli export licence. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
