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LOT 1877
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (3.45 grams total, 10-15 mm).
Including a tongue-shaped panel with hatched design and loop above, dome with basketwork design and other types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1877
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Assyrian Hardstone Relief with Head of a Bearded Man
704-681 B.C.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
Rectangular frieze fragment with low-relief carving of a profile bust with short straight hair confined by a brow-band, segmented curls forming the beard, furrowed brow, one arm extended; handwritten label to rear 'from the Koyunjik palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh and incised legend 'KOUYUNJIK' and 'A'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 530 grams total, 11.6 cm including stand
Allegedly found in the Koyunjik Palace of Sennacherib. Ex property of a gentleman, UK, acquired in the 1970s. Ex private collection, Oxfordshire, UK, 1988. Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 7 December 1994, no.235. Art market, New York. Ex private collection, Tokyo, Japan. Private European collection, 2009. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12880-241660.
The image can be compared with that of a fisherman from the time of Sennacherib (705-681 B.C.). On his head, there is a fillet which slightly broadens at the front. -
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. -
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace String
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed mainly of oblate, annular and other beads, restrung. 6.7 grams, 36 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
