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LOT 1235
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead and Pendant Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
13 5/8 in. (57 grams, 34.5 cm).
Composed of graduated mixed beads with a large discoid pendant, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s.
Ex private West County, UK, collection.
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LOT 1235
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead and Pendant Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Western Asiatic Decorated Terracotta Dipper Cup
Iron Age, circa mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a bulbous body with an everted rim and a large loop handle to the rear, the rim decorated with alternating lines and dots. 339 grams, 16 cm wide
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Holy Land Terracotta Flagon
Bronze Age, 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Biconvex globular body with tubular neck and flared rim, loop handle to the neck; three stub feet to the base. 750 grams, 20.7 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Oval in plan with a tapering drilled central socket. 360 grams, 81 mm
Ex private collection, Contessa L.G., since the 1980s. Private collection, acquired in 1999.
The mace was a close-combat weapon consisting of a short handle and a massive striking element—the head, a striking weapon capable of inflicting severe contusions and internal fractures. Although a very archaic and rather primitive weapon, the mace was nevertheless widely used in the ancient East. Its sacred and representative role was particularly significant. Due to its shape, it symbolised the owner's masculinity and was therefore one of the primary insignia of power, symbolising the inseparability of its civil, military, and sacred-magical essences—ensuring the functioning and reproduction of the collective and the conditions for its existence. This is why we so often encounter ‘ceremonial’ maces, especially those made of stone—in this case, undoubtedly a ritual material. However, it must be said that stone, as a material for a mace head, was in no way inferior to metal in terms of combat qualities, while being much more labour-intensive to manufacture, which was precisely what appealed to the ritual, symbolic role of this weapon.
