CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
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A GROUP OF WESTERN ASIATIC MAINLY BRONZE ITEMS
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
Including an iron penannular bracelet with bronze flattened lion head terminals, 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) diam.; a Luristan bronze bell of spherical openwork form, 3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high; two Luristan bronze finials with pairs of confronting animals, 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high max.; a bronze and iron central shield boss with openwork border and central finial, attachment loop at the rear, mounted, 4½ in. (11.4 cm.) diam.; a group of bronze vessels including two spouted vessels, each with ring of attached bosses around swollen base of long spout, 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) high max.; a bronze pin with stylized poppy head terminal, 10 in. (25.4 cm.) long; two bronze horse-bits with cheekpieces, 8 in. (20.3 cm.) long max.; and six hardstone stamp and cylinder seals including a striated cream and red hemispheroid seal with a mouflon and a human figure, Late Uruk/Jemdet Nasr period (3300-2900 B.C.), 1½ in. (4 cm.) diam.(a lot)
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
Including an iron penannular bracelet with bronze flattened lion head terminals, 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) diam.; a Luristan bronze bell of spherical openwork form, 3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high; two Luristan bronze finials with pairs of confronting animals, 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high max.; a bronze and iron central shield boss with openwork border and central finial, attachment loop at the rear, mounted, 4½ in. (11.4 cm.) diam.; a group of bronze vessels including two spouted vessels, each with ring of attached bosses around swollen base of long spout, 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) high max.; a bronze pin with stylized poppy head terminal, 10 in. (25.4 cm.) long; two bronze horse-bits with cheekpieces, 8 in. (20.3 cm.) long max.; and six hardstone stamp and cylinder seals including a striated cream and red hemispheroid seal with a mouflon and a human figure, Late Uruk/Jemdet Nasr period (3300-2900 B.C.), 1½ in. (4 cm.) diam.(a lot)
Provenance
From the collection of the late Gavin Todhunter.
Three items: sold Sotheby's London, 18 July 1985, part lots 413 and 429a.
Three items: sold Sotheby's London, 18 July 1985, part lots 413 and 429a.
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