Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Western Asiatic Stone Macehead")
_200x200.jpg "Western Asiatic Stone Macehead")
.jpg "Western Asiatic Stone Macehead")
LOT 1134
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (500 grams, 78 mm).
Toroid and drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Large Bactrian Black Chlorite 'Hand Bag' Ceremonial Weight
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £49,400
D-shaped in profile with void below the curved edge, obverse with reserved serpents above a frieze of trees; reverse with rearing serpents above geometric panels; mounted on a custom-made stand. 4.8 kg total, 24 cm high (27 cm including stand)
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. Accompanied by a copy of an original invoice from Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, 25 December 1968. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12775-237877. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The object could have been carried or swung in ceremonies or processions. This is also suggested by the side in which the snakes overlook buildings of a religious place, which have the clear structure of the Ziggurats, while other sections are representing the doors of a temple. -
Bronze Age Terracotta Decorated Bowl
Trans-Jordan EBI, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With wide body and low foot, decorative impressed-point band with four low lugs below the rim. 3.35 kg, 36 cm wide
From an important collection of pottery formed prior to 1988, London and Geneva. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
.jpg)
South Arabian Alabaster Male Head
Late 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £4,500 - 5,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,944
Carved in the round with deep-set eyes and broad aquiline nose; hair and short beard modelled with stippled surface; slender neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.17 kg total, 18 cm high including stand
Formerly private European collection. with Christie's, New York, 7 December 1995, no.116. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12262-222127. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
