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LOT 1293
Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel with Zebu and Peepal Leaves
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (505 grams, 13.9 cm).
Bulbous body with a narrow foot and short tubular neck, polychrome band with a peacock, peepal leaves, and a standing zebu.
ProvenanceEx Abelita collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1293
Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel with Zebu and Peepal Leaves
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Buff Steatite Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
900-700 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Frieze with two opposed standing figures wearing floor-length robes with fringed edges, ovicaprids and other beasts in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.69 grams, 28 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of various beads, mainly in glass and stone. 159 grams total, 1-25 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Kneeling Priest with Sacred Ram Statuette
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Diorama on a L-shaped base depicting a ram standing with a shackle to one foreleg attached to a stub pillar, bowl by the forelegs, kneeling kilted male to the side with a pot on his lap, hands clasped, mouth open; attachment lugs to the underside. 155 grams, 58 mm wide
Property of a London gentleman; in the family collection since the 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13311-258232.
According to some scholars, the ram should be considered a symbol of farreh, an important Iranian concept sometimes translated as ‘glory’ or ‘charisma’ that mythical kings needed to rule and heroes to defeat their enemies.
