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LOT 1266
Western Asiatic Stone Bowl Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 - 4 in. (525 grams total, 8.4-10 cm including stand).
One hemispherical with narrow rim, the other similar with four stub feet mounted on a ceramic base. [2, 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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Luristan Bronze Kohl Pot
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With bulbous body and tapering tubular neck with flared rim, three radiating stub feet. 92 grams, 58 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Tear-Drop Shaped Weight
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Carinated in profile with faceted section. 8.4 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elamite Silver Beaker with Three Ibexes
Circa 2,500-1,500 B.C.Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £12,500
Raised from a single sheet with conical body and everted rim, three striding ibexes in repoussè, each with its head held up high and depicted with defined musculature and genitalia; band of ovule decoration above and below, three hanging flowers separating the ibexes; the base with an eight-petalled flower; late Elamite or Marlik. 153 grams, 12 cm
Acquired in New York, USA, 1966. Private collection. 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 a search certificate no.12161-218632.
This splendid vessel, decorated with a design possibly of Elamite origin, probably originates from North-Western Iran, or from southern Caspian area. Hammered sheet vessels were produced in Western Iranian metal workshops since the 3rd millennium B.C. (Moorey, Bunker, Porada, Markoe, 1981, p.82).
