Themed Antiquities: Animals in Ancient Art

Egyptian Wood and Gilt Falcon, Late Period - Ptolemaic,

Greek Campanian Red-Figure Fish Plate, 4th Century B.C.

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Early Elamite Copper Alloy Stag, c. 2500 -2000 B.C.: Early Elamite Copper Alloy Stag, c. 2500 -2000 B.C.Of flat muzzle, curving short horns, straight legs.Size:8.6 cm L - 3 3/8 inches Material:Copper Alloy Culture:Elamite, c. 2500 -2000 B.C.Provenance:

0098: Early Elamite Copper Alloy Stag, c. 2500 -2000 B.C.Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Anatolian Bronze Stag, Early First Millennium B.C.: Anatolian Bronze Stag, Early First Millennium B.C.Recumbent stag, his legs tucked under his body, alertly looking sideways with his ears out-stretched, branched horns.Size:5.6 cm L - 2 3/16 inches

0099: Anatolian Bronze Stag, Early First Millennium B.C.Est. $1,600-$2,400

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Anatolian Bronze Stag, c. 1200 B.C.: Anatolian Bronze Stag, c. 1200 B.C.Curving fluted horns, short tail, pointed ears, wearing collar. Size:9 cm L - 3 9/16 inches Material:Bronze Culture:Anatolia, c. 1200 B.C.Provenance: UK collection,

0100: Anatolian Bronze Stag, c. 1200 B.C.Est. $1,700-$2,000

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Rare Scythian Bronze Pyxis with High Relief Stags, c.: Rare Scythian Bronze Pyxis with High Relief Stags, c. 5th Century B.C.Of ovoid section, cast with two two stags in high relief each with large intricately branched horns, looking backwards.Size:9.9

0101: Rare Scythian Bronze Pyxis with High Relief Stags, c.Est. $2,000-$3,000

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Rare Achaemenid Bronze Body Scraper in the Shape of a: Rare Achaemenid Bronze Body Scraper in the Shape of a Crouching Horned Animal, c. 6th-5th Century B.C.Achaemenid bronze seated ibex, head turned left, the base grooved and cut in criss-cross pattern,

0102: Rare Achaemenid Bronze Body Scraper in the Shape of aEst. $2,600-$4,000Lot Passed

Bactrian Chlorite Cup with Stags and Trees, c. 2500: Bactrian Chlorite Cup with Stags and Trees, c. 2500 B.C.On a stemmed disk foot, decorated with a tree and bushes and with seven various bulls and stags, some crouched, others walking and

0103: Bactrian Chlorite Cup with Stags and Trees, c. 2500Est. $3,200-$5,500Lot Passed

Bactrian Gold Plaque Pendant with Turquoise Beads,: Bactrian Gold Plaque Pendant with Turquoise Beads, Master of Animals, 1st Millennium B.C.In repousse work showing a hero holding two rearing stags by their necks, inlaid with various shades of

0104: Bactrian Gold Plaque Pendant with Turquoise Beads,Est. $4,500-$5,500Lot Passed

Near Eastern Sumerian Amulet of a Reclining Calf, c.: Near Eastern Sumerian Amulet of a Reclining Calf, c. 2500 B.C.In the form of a stylised reclining calf, in green stone. A hole pierced through the top for suspension.Size:2 cm L - 13/16 inch

0105: Near Eastern Sumerian Amulet of a Reclining Calf, c.Est. $600-$900Lot Passed

Luristan Bronze Mountain Goat Attachment, c. 900 B.C.: Luristan Bronze Mountain Goat Attachment, c. 900 B.C.Seated, legs tucked under his body, head facing upwards, curving horns touching his back.Size:6.1 cm L - 2 7/16 inches Material:Bronze

0106: Luristan Bronze Mountain Goat Attachment, c. 900 B.C.Est. $600-$800Lot Passed

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Luristan Bronze Deer, Persia, c. 900 B.C.: Luristan Bronze Deer, Persia, c. 900 B.C.Standing deer with branched horns, short tail and pierced vertically for attachment.Size:5.6 cm L - 2 1/4 inches Material:Bronze Culture:Luristan, c. 900

0107: Luristan Bronze Deer, Persia, c. 900 B.C.Est. $800-$1,200

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Elamite Ram Cosmetic Vessel, c. Mid 2nd Millennium B.C.: Elamite Ram Cosmetic Vessel, c. Mid 2nd Millennium B.C.In the shape of a standing ram with long curving horns, long neck, hollow body, cylindrical bottle neck with disk rim.Size:7.8 cm L - 3 1/16

0108: Elamite Ram Cosmetic Vessel, c. Mid 2nd Millennium B.C.Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Phoenician Core Formed Glass Head of a Ram c. 6th-5th: Phoenician Core Formed Glass Head of a Ram c. 6th-5th Century B.C.Head, horns and ears covered with superb white multi colour iridescence.Size:1.6 cm. H. - 5/8 inch Material:Glass Culture:Phoenician,

0109: Phoenician Core Formed Glass Head of a Ram c. 6th-5thEst. $1,600-$2,500Lot Passed

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Luristan Bronze Harness Trapping with Double Animal, c.: Luristan Bronze Harness Trapping with Double Animal, c. 8th-6th Century B.C.In the form of a quadruped with single body and two heads, with a central attachment hoop. Very nice patina.Size:7.7 cm H -

0110: Luristan Bronze Harness Trapping with Double Animal, c.Est. $1,300-$2,000

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Luristan Bronze Master-of-Animals Standard, c. 8th-7th: Luristan Bronze Master-of-Animals Standard, c. 8th-7th Century B.C.The body with arms held out to hold off two mythological creatures. The second face flanked on either side by an eagle head, the

0111: Luristan Bronze Master-of-Animals Standard, c. 8th-7thEst. $2,800-$3,500Lot Passed

Large Nishapur Glazed Pottery Bowl, Persia 11th Century: Large Nishapur Glazed Pottery Bowl, Persia 11th Century A.D.Glazed Nishapur bowl, decoration in black, red and blue on a cream ground with a deer with long fluted horns in gallop.Size:17.8 cm D - 7

0112: Large Nishapur Glazed Pottery Bowl, Persia 11th CenturyEst. $1,200-$2,000Lot Passed

Etrusco-Corinthian Terracotta Perfume Vessel, Shape of: Etrusco-Corinthian Terracotta Perfume Vessel, Shape of a Ram, c. 575-550 B.C.Shaped like a hollow seated ram with head up over a long neck and hole at the top between the red curved horns. Tail,

0113: Etrusco-Corinthian Terracotta Perfume Vessel, Shape ofEst. $2,500-$4,000Lot Passed

Achaemenide Bronze Ibex Weight, 10 Babylonian Shekels,: Achaemenide Bronze Ibex Weight, 10 Babylonian Shekels, c. 6th-5th Century B.C. Seated ibex, long curving horns, legs tucked under his body, head turned sideways. Superb lustre patina. Such figures

0114: Achaemenide Bronze Ibex Weight, 10 Babylonian Shekels,Est. $1,100-$1,600Lot Passed

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Roman Gold Snake Finger Ring, c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.: Roman Gold Snake Finger Ring, c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.Of coiled wire, the upper body twisting in a figure 8 with the head looking up, the body decorated with a nice dotted pattern. Size:GB=M/N - USA=6

0115: Roman Gold Snake Finger Ring, c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.Est. $3,000-$5,000

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0116: Roman Gold Snake Finger Ring , c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.Est. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Roman Gold Snake Bracelet, c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.: Roman Gold Snake Bracelet, c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.The body finely engraved with scales and ending in thin zigzaging tail, pointed head with large engraved eyesSize:6.1 cm inside D - 2 7/16”

0117: Roman Gold Snake Bracelet, c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.Est. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Cat Amulet, c. 900 B.C.: Egyptian Faience Cat Amulet, c. 900 B.C.Turquoise faience cat seated on integral base. Erect ears, its tail around its right haunch, very fine. Loop on back for suspension.Size:3.3 cm H - 1 5/16

0118: Egyptian Faience Cat Amulet, c. 900 B.C.Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Turquoise/Green Faience Seated Cat with Two: Egyptian Turquoise/Green Faience Seated Cat with Two Kittens, Third Intermediate Period, c. 900 B.C.Elegant seated cat with two kittens at her feet. Finely carved on integral base with exquisite and

0119: Egyptian Turquoise/Green Faience Seated Cat with TwoEst. $2,000-$3,200Lot Passed

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Egyptian Cornelian Cat Amulet, TI Period, c. 900 B.C.: Egyptian Cornelian Cat Amulet, TI Period, c. 900 B.C.Seated on integral base with its tail around its right haunch, suspension loop at the back, exquisite details. Size:2.2 cm H - 7/8 inches

0120: Egyptian Cornelian Cat Amulet, TI Period, c. 900 B.C.Est. $2,000-$3,000

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Egyptian Light Amethyst Seated Cat, c. 350 B.C.: Egyptian Light Amethyst Seated Cat, c. 350 B.C.Set on an integral base, seated, with front paws together. Finely engraved delicate features. Loop at the back for suspension.Size:3.2 cm H - 1 5/16

0121: Egyptian Light Amethyst Seated Cat, c. 350 B.C.Est. $2,200-$3,000Lot Passed

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