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LOT 1322
Western Asiatic Stone Pazuzu Head
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (7.03 grams, 19 mm).
Modelled in the round with protruding ears and pinched facial detailing; socket above the head.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1322
Western Asiatic Stone Pazuzu Head
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Standing female deity (Astarte?), wearing a long cloak and two broad necklaces; arms bent and hands placed on the chest; mounted on a custom-made stand; repaired. 260 grams total, 23 cm high including stand
From 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. -
Post Sassanian Cut Glass Bottle
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Squat in profile with nine facets to the body, broad shoulder and eight facets to the neck, chamfered rim. 197 grams, 84 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
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Bactrian Camel Applique
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
A finely modelled two-humped camel, shown in a dynamic pose, possibly in the act of kneeling and balancing its body weight on its bent back and front legs; mounted in a display frame. 245 grams total, 17.5 cm including frame
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman.
Camels were a symbol of wealth and well-being. The importance of the Bactrian camel is attested in the ancient sources. The two-humped Bactrian camel, object of many seal representations, was already widespread in North India during the first quarter of the 2nd millennium B.C. It was probably an Aryan introduction. The Mitanni came from Bactria and Margiana and maintained a close connection with their regions of origin, via Khorasan, as can be suggested by the presence of Bactrian camels on the Mitanni seals.
