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LOT 1198
Western Asiatic Votive Terracotta Dagger
1ST CENTURY B.C.
3 3/8 in. (5.83 grams, 88 mm).
Model dagger with two-lobed pommel and similar guard, applied bands to the scabbard, two attachment points.
ProvenanceJapanese private collection, assembled in the 1990s.
Acquired from the above in 2010.
European private collection.
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LOT 1198
Western Asiatic Votive Terracotta Dagger
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Bactrian Gold Coiled Wire Necklace with Pendant
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Tightly-coiled wire band with graduated profile, domed disc closure with repoussé central boss and pellets to the rim, pendant formed as a rectangular frame enclosing two fusiform banded agate and another fusiform bead, barrel-shaped gold collars and coiled wire finials. 37.20 grams, 66 cm
with Ancient and Islamic Art Ltd, 1993. Private European collection, early 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12597-232360.
In Old Bactria there are a number of necklaces with compartmented chlorite rosettes containing settings in lapis lazuli, cornelian, and turquoise, which seem to indicate a tradition of purely local taste; together with these should be considered other examples in twisted gold lamina, like our example, with pendants in gold or in semi-precious stones such as rock crystal. -
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Robed Female Gemstone
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a tapering D-section hoop, stepped discoid bezel with inset garnet(?) cabochon, intaglio standing robed female with distaff. 8.00 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 18.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Property of a Mayfair gentleman; collected from 1966-2017. -
Western Asiatic Stone Bowl with Birds
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,600
Hemispherical in profile with narrow rim, frieze of perching birds in relief, each with a pellet eye, stub beak, large comma-shaped hatched wing and leg held horizontally beneath the body; rim chipped. 273 grams, 11.2 cm
with Holy Lands House, Israel, 1960s. Private collection, 2005. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12595-232195.
The chlorite stone vessels of early Bactria were kidney-shaped vessels with simple geometric decoration or, like our specimen, semi-circular. Small cylindrical vases were used as cosmetic containers, together with chlorite cosmetic flasks.
