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LOT 1099
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Other Necklace Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/8 in. (134 grams total, 5-28 mm).
Comprising a group of mixed beads of various forms and in a variety of mostly natural stones and materials; each pierced for stringing. [80]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 1099
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Other Necklace Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal with Mythical Animals
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Carved with a winged figure flanked by birds and animals. 3.24 grams, 23 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.23. London collection, 2016. -
Tell Halaf Terracotta Fertility Idol
6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Modelled seated with knees drawn towards chest, arms cradling large breasts, pinched head; linear painted detailing to body and face; fired clay. 54 grams, 75 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1996. -
Terracotta Magical Bowl Bearing an Incantation Against Evil Spirits
4th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Of rounded, conical form and bearing a spiralling pseudo-Aramaic incantation to the bowl interior. 260 grams, 15.5 cm wide
From a collection of pottery formed in the 1970-1980s.
Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sassanian period and have been found in the regions of modern Iraq. These simple ceramic bowls, also known as magic bowls, each contain an Aramaic inscription, written in ink, which spirals from the centre. The bowls seem to have played an important part in domestic life. For example, during excavation in Nippur in 1889, one or more incantation bowls were found in each house together with domestic artefacts, most often in doorways or under floorboards in the corner of rooms. The bowls are predominantly apotropaic, and the inscriptions tend to protect their owners from misfortunes such as child-birth, illness and evil spirits.
