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TWO ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN STONE VESSELS
Circa 2nd-1st Millennium B.C.
Including a black steatite cosmetic vessel, of rectangular shape with
concave interior, decorated with geometric incised motifs on the exterior,
the handle in the shape of a stylised human head, 9cm long; and a
Mesopotamian calcite round tripod dish, the shallow bowl supported by
three stump feet, 8cm diam
Provenance: Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893-1974) collection; and
thence by descent to the present owner.
£400-£600
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A LURISTAN BRONZE BRACELET
Iran, circa 9th-7th Century B.C.
Finely decorated with incised bands of semi-circles within rectangles,
with zig zag along the borders, the terminals in the shape of an ibex
head with long ears and curved horns, 6.8cm diam
Provenance: Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893-1974) collection; and
thence by descent to the present owner.
£300-£500
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A CAUCASIAN BRONZE OPENWORK BELT BUCKLE
Circa 6th-5th Century B.C.
Depicting a stag with branched antlers, the head twisting back, with a
stylised bird between its legs, framed within a rectangular rope-like
border, with an attachment hoop and hook at the back, 9.3cm long
Provenance: Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893-1974) collection; and
thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature: for a similar example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, cf.
O. W. Muscarella, ‘Bronze and Iron’, New York, 1988, p. 440, pl. 582.
£600-£800
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THREE MIGRATION PERIOD ARTEFACTS
Circa 5th-7th Century A.D.
Including a Frankish or Hunnic bronze buckle, the plate and the loop
decorated with blue, red and clear glass inlays, 4.5cm long; and two
Ostrogothic gilt silver attachments in the shape of a bird with curved
beak, with a round red glass inlay for the eye and attachment hoops on
the reverse, 2.3cm-2.5cm long (3)
Provenance: Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893-1974) collection; and
thence by descent to the present owner.
£400-£600
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