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LOT 0210
Western Asiatic Terracotta Animal Rider
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 7/8 in. (676 grams total, 20 cm high including stand).
Modelled in the round standing facing, the rider gripping the animal with his thighs and by its ears, stylised detailing to both figures in the form of applied circular eyes and pricked headbands, the rider wearing a conical cap; mounted on a substantial cylindrical perspex display base.
ProvenanceCollected from 1979-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
From the Moussieff salon cabinet display.
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LOT 0210
Western Asiatic Terracotta Animal Rider
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Animal Rider
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Modelled in the round standing facing, the rider gripping the animal with his thighs and by its ears, stylised detailing to both figures in the form of applied circular eyes and pricked headbands, the rider wearing a conical cap; mounted on a substantial cylindrical perspex display base. 676 grams total, 20 cm high including stand
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. From the Moussieff salon cabinet display. -
Old Babylonian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Circa 18th-17th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Bearing an incantation written by a known scribe. 28.6 grams, 56 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Lion Censer Lid
11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £776
Formed with stylised features, an ovoid face, openwork eyes, triangular nose, ears pricked forwards and decorative openwork panels to the neck; mounted on a custom-made display base. 393 grams total, 13.5 cm high including stand
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.
Zoomorphic incense burners were popular during the Seljuk period. When complete, coal and incense could be placed inside the burner and the scented smoke would escape through the pierced areas.
