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Lot 447
Ca. 3rd millennium BC. A fine Syro-Hittite Terracotta fertility figurine; large eyes, moulded hairstyles, breasts, and arms indicated with incised lines delineating the fingers, with columnar body tapering to a splayed foot.Size: L:150mm / W:51mm ; 75gProvenance: Formerly in D. Grigsby collection, UK, since 2000; previously.in Belgian private collection, 1980s-1990s.
Lot 490
Ca. 3rd Millennium BC. A creme-coloured ceramic figurine of a zebu bull with rondel eyes. Painted with stripes on the back, shoulders, and on the exaggerated crescent horns. The bull, with its hump and powerful horns, is a recurring motif in the Indus Valley. The animal may represent the leader of a herd, who is able to protect his followers, or it could be a reflection of the bull's importance in religious sacrifice.Size: L:87mm / W:77mm ; 45gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 526
Ca. 202BC-220AD. A beautiful bronze figurine of a bull standing alert on all four legs with nicely detailed hooves. The animal is naturalistically modelled with a heavy body, a long tail extending between legs, short horns, small ears, a thick dewlap, open mouth, nostrils, and recessed lidded eyes. In order to confirm its authenticity, this piece has undergone X-Ray Fluorescence analysis by an independent Belgian Laboratory. The samples collected show the chemical composition to reflect the typical metal contents of the described period, whilst also showing no modern trace elements in the patina.Size: L:175mm / W:240mm ; 1.8kgProvenance: East Anglian private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.
Lot 536
Ca. 202 BC-220 AD. An attractive, hollow-formed terracotta rabbit figurine with a white pelt and coral-pink pigmentation on the nose, around the eyeballs, and inside of the ears. The rabbit is depicted sitting on its haunches with its forelegs raised. In the Chinese tradition, the rabbit is the luckiest of animals and symbolises elegance, beauty, and mercy. The Han Dynasty, which ruled between 202 BC-220 AD, brought great prosperity and stability to China, reigning over a golden age of classical Chinese civilisation during which China saw major advances including the widespread development of a monetary economy and the invention of paper, as well as much progress in the decorative arts. This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis No. C123a62 carried out by Oxford Authentication, UK. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate will accompany this lot.Size: L:280mm / W:235mm ; 3.92kgProvenance: Private UK family collection; acquired in the early 1990s.
Lot 35
Late Period, Ca. 664-332 BC. An ancient Egyptian blue faience ushabti. The mummiform figurine wears a tripartite wig, his crossed hands hold hoes. During the Late Period the tomb figures became known as ushabtis ('answerers'), these figures represented servants who would magically answer when called upon to perform agricultural duties for the Pharaoh (in the form of Osiris) in the afterlife. Their main function was to ensure the individual's comfort and freedom from daily labor in the next life.Size: L:125mm / W:40mm ; 75gProvenance: Private London collection; ex. B. Kickx and J. Peeters collections, pre 1978, Belgium.
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