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LOT 1718
Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
4 3/4 in. (158 grams, 12.2 cm wide).
Conical bowl with a low foot and a gently everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceExcavated by Professor G. Rieshman in Shusa, near Shustar, S.W. Persia.
Ex UK private collection, 1920s onwards.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
Accompanied by an old handwritten provenance label.
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LOT 1718
Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Seljuk Chalcedony Gaming Piece
Circa 12th-13th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
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From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Statuette of a Levantine Cavalryman
7th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,900
Modelled in the round figurine of a sturdy horse with saddlecloth and chest-band, bridle and reins, integral rider wearing a Phrygian helmet. 140 grams, 88 mm wide
Formerly in a private collection, Beirut, Lebanon, 1990s. Swiss private collection, acquired from Mr H., Geneva, 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13178-249181.
The figure possibly represents a Phrygian cavalryman of the Persian Achaemenid army. It shows minute details of the harness, with a muzzle and snaffle bit, which suggest Assyrian or Syrian origin. The transversal decoration of the antilina strap recalls that of the Persian cavalry of the period (Cassin Scott, 1977, plate D). -
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Plate with Star and Crescent Design
Circa 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Broad and discoid with a slightly stepped rim, stamped design to the inner face with radiating arms and hatched panels, hatched discs and other forms; the rim with a band of punched rings, each with a mullet to the centre. 459 grams, 26.5 cm wide
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.
