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LOT 0201
Western Asiatic Stone Cow Suckling Calf Statuette
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (447 grams, 13.5 cm wide).
A free-standing stone figure of a horned cow suckling a calf, modelled in the round and using openwork technique, the cow's head turned to face the calf suckling at its underbelly, a fierce expression on its face, tail forming a loop; stylised anatomical detailing and recessed eye to both creatures; tail repaired.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1980.
Ex Richmond family collection.
Thence by descent.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 64.37.3, for a very similar figure.
FootnotesAlternatively, this piece may represent a hound or wolf attacking a cow's soft underbelly.
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LOT 0201
Western Asiatic Stone Cow Suckling Calf Statuette
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Zoomorphic Cauldron
Hasanlu IV, circa 10th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
A bronze calotte-shaped cauldron or basin with collared rectangular handles featuring scalloped grips along the upper edges, a pair of stylised bird of prey protomes beneath each, talons drawn up to their chests, bulging eyes, prominent hooked beaks, wings spread and fan-shaped tails. 679 grams, 23.5 cm wide
Ex Maurice Braham, 1970s. London collection, 1990s. Accompanied by previous typed and illustrated catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11640-199105.
A rare object. The limited number of parallels feature birds of a more schematic style. Only four published parallel cauldrons with bird protomes are known to exist. Given the quality of the ornament, such basis may have been used by members of the elite in Iron Age Iranian society, although their exact functions remains unclear. One 'orientalised' Etruscan bronze cauldron was found used as a cremation vessel, placed in a tumulus and associated with a localised 'heroic' burial context. Other feasible uses include high status drinking vessels or symbols of rank. -
Western Asiatic Four-Sided Stamp Seal
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
A small copper-alloy square-section stamp seal with suspension loop; incuse design to each face: standing winged figure; vegetation with sun-disc above; standing robed female with raised hand; stag; each face with pelletted border above an below; base with bust wearing a solar crown. 13.15 grams, 25.95 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late S.M., thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Idol Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
A group of ceramic idols of anthropomorphic form, stylised incised detailing to the faces and garments. 115 grams total, 50-80 mm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.
