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LOT 1119
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Two-Handled Flask
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
8 5/8 in. (1.06 kg, 22 cm high).
Globular in profile with painted central roundel and concentric geometric rings to each face, loop handles to the shoulders and flared neck; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Achaemenid Heavy Gold Earring Pair
Circa 6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
A matched pair of large earrings decorated with pomegranates on the outer edge, the crescentic body divided in transversal grooves representing the abdomen of a bee, with granulation on the inner and outer edge, a horizontal gold wire with circlets to the centre. 23.78 grams total, 38 mm each
From a private family collection formed since the early 19th century, thence by descent. Property of a New Zealand legal professional. 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 search certificate number no.12326-223715.
Fruit were generally considered to be a symbol of sensuality, temptation and fertility; the giving and accepting of fruit may be regarded as a symbolic sexual act, or at least a prelude to marriage. It follows naturally that the pomegranate, with its innumerable fleshy seeds symbolising life and fecundity, was an attribute of Aphrodite. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Grup
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising barbed-and-tanged, lanceolate, socketed and other types. 163 grams total, 41-83 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Anatolian Stone Stargazer Idol Head
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Plano-convex in section and discoid in profile with vertical rib nose and pellet eyes, lateral spurs or the ears; mounted on a custom-made stand. 108 grams total, 10.2 cm high including stand
Japanese private collection, 1988. Private collection, London.
