Lot 1058
12 ancient, mostly figurative metal artefacts and one figurative glass fragment, second half of the 2nd millennium B.C. to the 13th century A.D.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1188 Lots
Description
1) Hittite nail idol (weather god Tesup?) in bronze. Stylised body in the shape of a long cone with arms bent forwards. The face comparatively elaborately worked with anatomical details. On the head a horizontally ribbed conical hat. Surface slightly rough and covered with light incrustations. Height 7.7 cm. 2) Hittite nail idol (weather god Tesup?) in bronze. Stylised body in the shape of a square nail, arms bent forwards at the top and a stylised head with conical hat. The eyes as piercings in the lateral curvature of the head. Dark Patina. Height 7.4 cm. 3–5) Three small animal idols in bronze. Quadrupeds with ears and a stub tail. Neck and legs of varying length. Two examples with suspension loops on the back. Intact. Length 3.3 cm – 3.5 cm. 6) Provincial Roman bronze bust of an Oriental deity. Bearded men with conical headdress. Dark Patina. 1st – 3rd century A.D. Height 3.7 cm. 7) Bronze bird sculpture. Short feet and long tail plumage. Long, slightly curved neck and short beak. A small suspension loop on the back. North-east Greek area, 8th – 7th century B.C. Length in standing position 5.5 cm. Height 4.5 cm. 8) Bronze foot from a small guard in the shape of a stylised griffin with cloven hoof. A human face on the chest. Hollow at the back. Dark Patina with incrustations. Height 4.9 cm. 9–10) Bronze bird sculptures, probably lamp finials. A hammer and a bird with a long hooked beak and slightly spread plumage. Length 3.3 cm and 4.2 cm. 11) Fragment of a grotesque mask bead in glass, face in blue glass, blue glass disc fused onto the back, which bore a suspension loop at the top. Eastern Mediterranean, 5th – 3rd century B.C. Height 1.7 cm. 12) Head of a man with short hair on a long, round neck. Probably part of a “doll”. Intact. The head, worked on both sides, flat. Assembled from two halves. Roman, 1st century A.D. Height 4 cm. 13) Small lead Unguentarium with all-over tendril decoration, a ridged border and a pointed, drawn-out base. Intact. Height 7 cm. The objects partly with bases. KULTURGUT!Provenance: Bavarian private ownership, acquired from a Bavarian private collection (estate), assembled for this collection from the 1970s until the early 2000s.
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