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LOT 1423
Western Asiatic White and Beige Stone Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
12 3/8 in. (16.56 grams, 31.5 cm).
A mixed group of beads restrung to a Y-shape. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1423
Western Asiatic White and Beige Stone Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Western Asiatic Bronze Bull Rider
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Showing a man on a standing bull, grabbing the hair of a captive with his right hand. 84 grams, 51 mm high
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The statuette can represent the god storm Hazor, a storm deity with lunar traits. The association between a bull and storm deities is well known on Anatolian sealings from 20th-19th century B.C. The portrayal of a god standing on a bull in conjunction with lunar symbols derived from Old Babylonian cult, where the bull was connected with the Moon as a goddess, and continued in the Near East in association with the god Hazor, identified with El, head of the Canaanite pantheon. -
Amlash Pottery Jug with Zoomorphic Handle
10th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a squat body and basal ring. tall tubular neck with trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle with spur to the upper face. 435 grams, 19 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Large Bactrian Alabaster Bowl with Bronze-Encrusted Base
3500-3100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Broad shallow bowl with integral basal ring, carination below the rim, encrusted bronze circle to the underside. 2.21 kg, 30 cm wide
Private collection, Kent, UK.
