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LOT 1101
Western Asiatic Terracotta Votive Idol Group
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 - 4 5/8 in. (210 grams total, 10.5-11.8 cm including stand).
Comprising: columnar figure with arms raised; similar with stub arms and applied mouth and ears; tabular figure with hands held before the chest gripping a disc, perhaps a patera; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Nabataean Decorated Red Pottery Dish
Circa 3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Broad and of low conical profile with inturned carinated rim, basal ring; painted pattern of fronds and pellets. 97 grams, 13 cm
From an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva. -
Phoenician Bronze Seated Figure Holding an Offering Cup
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Modelled in the round with tight-fitting robe and carefully detailed tiered hairstyle; right hand raised to support a chalice; peg beneath the feet; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 301 grams total, 11 cm including stand
Acquired on the French art market. 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.
Iberian statuettes from 6th century B.C. were produced under the influence of Greeks and Phoenicians. Small votive offerings of priests, priestesses, and deities in bronze, were found everywhere in Spain. The body of these figurines is often reduced to a rectangular plaque, but the head, as in all these types, is of plastic work, a process which reminds the prehistoric terracottas from the Argive Heraeum and elsewhere. The curve of the nose, which gives the face a Semitic appearance, is not accidental, and underlines the Phoenician influence. -
Sassanian Stone Seal with Animal
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With stylised quadruped resting with head bowed and legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.5 grams, 22 mm
Ex Symes Gallery, Mayfair, UK, before 1999.
