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LOT 1817
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Stamp Seal Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 1 in. (14.1 grams total, 12-26 mm).
Including drum-shaped type with drilled clusters, plano-convex type with pierced lug handle and quadruped, and other types. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1817
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Stamp Seal Collection
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including a carnelian mouse amulet, haematite bowl with ribbed loop, triangular-section bird's head with ring-and-dot eyes. 3.36 grams total, 15-16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Amlash Bronze Lion Protome
8th-6th centuries B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Modelled in the round and hollow to the reverse with segmented collar, ribbing to the muzzle and fur texture to the cheeks, mouth with parted lips and fangs exposed; swept ears and lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 523 grams total, lion: 67.7 mm long
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s-2000s. Private collection, London, UK. -
South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Man
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,650
Oval face with pointed chin, stippled beard and elongated ears; incised eyebrows above large almond-shaped eyes, protruding nose and mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand; with old label reading 'N 3268'. 903 grams total, 18.6 cm including stand
Ex Laurin, Guilloux, Buffetaud et Tailleur, Paris, 20 May 1987, no.389. with Tajan Auction, Paris, 28 March 2003, no.192. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13537-263100.
Within southern Arabia, the ancient tradition of carving beautiful funerary sculptures from alabaster was long-lasting. The eyes and eyebrows of these stone sculptures were usually inlaid or highlighted with red or black pigment.
