Loading, please wait...
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.
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.
LOT 0210
Western Asiatic Terracotta Animal Rider
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
-
Sassanian Zoomorphic Stone Stamp Seal
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Plano-convex in form and drilled for suspension; a regardant quadruped with shaggy mane running left engraved to the base. 16.8 grams, 24 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Red Jasper Cylinder Seal for Shuni-il(DINGIR) Royal Bailiff
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
With incised frieze of a seated figure in a tiered garment and a standing figure in floor-length garment and conical headgear, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, two columns of cuneiform text to the rear: Shuni-il(DINGIR) royal bailiff; chipped. 6.62 grams, 26 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.11. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Seal
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Triangular in profile with suspension hole at the apex, underside with ropework border interrupted by a recumbent stag with large antlers facing a palm tree. 308 grams total, 10.2 cm wide including stand
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.
