Loading, please wait...
LOT 1383
Western Asiatic Painted Bird Vessel
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (442 grams, 17 cm high).
Hollow-formed piriform body with three columnar legs, strap handle with applied detailing and applied collar, tapering neck and strigine head with applied loops to the eyes.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 1383
Western Asiatic Painted Bird Vessel
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
-
Large Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Plano-convex in section with lightly incised grid and geometric markings. 16.24 grams, 27.29 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Assyrian Bronze Axehead with Cuneiform Inscription
8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Comprising a barrel-shaped socket with rounded collars and a hole to the rear to accept a mounting peg, a wedge-shaped blade with a stepped neck; incised cuneiform text on both faces of the blade and the socket; votive type. 141 grams, 94 mm
Private collection, acquired on the European art market in 2002. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13206-249182.
The royal inscriptions on weapons were common in Mesopotamia. Our blade, although younger, finds a parallel with an Assyrian cuneiform-inscribed bronze axe blade bearing the name of the Assyrian king Adad-nirari I, dating back to the reign of King Adad-Nirari I (1307-1275 BC) from Assyria, currently on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris. -
Western Asiatic Pink Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Frieze comprising a standing figure with wings spread above two ring-and-dot motifs, altar with bowl on a stem, facing nude figure with arms bent, second figure with floor-length robe; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.44 grams, 19.5 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
