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Auction 28 June 2024 ARCHEOLOGY, GLYPTICS, SPECIALIZED COLLECTIONS ONLINE - Monte-Carlo

Bid on the lot list Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo : 28 June 2024 - <p>Exposition des lots sur demande </p><p><br></p><p>Contact : spalomba@hvmc.com</p><p>+33 6 40 62 69 66</p><p><br></p><p>Expert : Bianca Massard</p> Monte-Carlo - Monte-Carlo

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Lot n° 1 

BIFACE Flint. 13.5 x 9.5 cm France,...

BIFACE Flint. 13.5 x 9.5 cm France, Late Acheulean. Ancient inscription "Bois d'Avant". Cordiform. A French flint cordiform biface. Late Acheulean. Old inscription "Bois d'Avant".

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Lot n° 2 

LOT OF 2 BIFACES Chalcedony flint...

LOT OF 2 BIFACES Chalcedony flint and flat-heeled flint. 10 x 6 cm; 11 x 6.5 cm. France, Late Acheulean Old inscriptions to be determined A lot of 2 French chalcedony flint and flint bifaces. Late Acheulean. Old inscriptions to determine.

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Lot n° 4 

SPECTACULAR AXE L. approx. 25 cm...

SPECTACULAR AXE L. approx. 25 cm Denmark, Lillebaelt, Neolithic, 3900-1700 B.C. Provenance Former French collection French private collection, acquired on the French art market

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Lot n° 5 

LITTLE BIFACE Chalcedony flint....

LITTLE BIFACE Chalcedony flint. Beautiful patina. 7 x 5 cm France Also included is a finely retouched flint blade. 10 x 4.5 cm. "Moselle riverbank". Middle Paleolithic A French chalcedony flint biface and a flint blade "Rive de la Moselle". Middle Pa...

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Lot n° 6 

KNIFE Copper alloy. H. 12 cm Late...

KNIFE Copper alloy. H. 12 cm Late Neolithic, end of 4th millennium B.C.

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Lot n° 7 

CEREMONIAL AXE HEAD Bronze with...

CEREMONIAL AXE HEAD Bronze with green and red patina. 13.8 x 6.8 x 2 cm Bactrian culture, 3rd millennium B.C. A Bactrian Margiana bronze ax head. 3rd Millennium B.C.E. Provenance Galerie Nefer, Zurich, 1988 Rassla Foundation, Zurich

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Lot n° 8 

HACHE Polished alpine jadeite....

HACHE Polished alpine jadeite. 13.5 x 5 cm Numerous old inscriptions with inventory number number. This axe shows traces of sawing characteristic of the use of this very hard alpine rock. Indication "Ville de Sausset" Switzerland. A Swiss polished jadeite...

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Lot n° 9 

IMPORTANT LOT OF 9 NEOLITHIC PIECES Polished...

IMPORTANT LOT OF 9 NEOLITHIC PIECES Polished and carved flint axes, chisels ... L: 7.5 to 14 cm France Old inscriptions " Joubet, Aix en Othe... ". A lot of 9 French Neolithic pieces with polished axes and cut in flint, cisors... Old inscriptions, "Joubet,...

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Lot n° 10 

JOLI BIFACE Quartzite with beautiful...

JOLI BIFACE Quartzite with beautiful desert patina. 17 x 11 cm Paleolithic, Acheulean. Cordiform. Perfect condition. A Paleolithic quartzite biface with nice desert patina. Acheulean. Perfect state of condition.

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Lot n° 11 

JOLI POINTE In finely retouched...

JOLI POINTE In finely retouched flint. 18 x 7 cm Probable pre-Columbian industry. Flakes. A Precolumbian (probably) flint head.

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Lot n° 12 

ARROWHEADS Copper alloy. H. 8.5...

ARROWHEADS Copper alloy. H. 8.5 cm and cm Bronze Age, late 4th millennium B.C.

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Lot n° 13 

FEMALE ACEPHALOUS STATUETTE Statuette...

FEMALE ACEPHALOUS STATUETTE Statuette representing a seated woman, hands resting on her (mutilated) thighs. Abundant abdomen, slight breasts. Terracotta. 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Egee Sea, Sesklo culture, 5300-4500 B.C. A Neolithic Egean terracotta acephale...

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Lot n° 14 

FRAGMENTARY IDOL Terracotta. 12.5...

FRAGMENTARY IDOL Terracotta. 12.5 x 13 cm circa. Proto-Vinca. 5th millennium B.C. A Proto-Vinca terracotta fragmentary idol head. 5th Millennium B.C.E. Provenance Galerie Michel Koenig, Brussels, 10.09.1996 Rassla Foundation, Zurich

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Lot n° 15 

NECKLACE Composed of oblong lapis...

NECKLACE Composed of oblong lapis lazuli beads and a central pendant featuring a male head. Lapis lazuli and calcite. L. 20.5 cm Balochistan, Kulli culture, 2nd millennium B.C. A Balochistan Kulli necklace, composed of lapis lazuli oblong beads and...

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Lot n° 16 

* VIOLIN IDOL In white marble....

* VIOLIN IDOL In white marble. The figure is flat. The violin-shaped outline, characteristic of this type of image often called schematic, probably reproduces the silhouette of a seated human body. 13 x 6.8 x 1 cm Anatolia, 3rd millennium B.C. Provenance:...

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Lot n° 17 

FEMALE IDOL Seated, legs spread,...

FEMALE IDOL Seated, legs spread, hands supporting the chest. Painted terracotta. 5x3x3 cm Tell Halaf culture, 6th-5th millennium B.C. A Tell Halaf terracotta seated goddess. 6th-5th Millennium B.C.E. Provenance E.Borowski, Basel, 1970s Rassla Foundation,...

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Lot n° 18 

SET OF 3 FRAGMENTARY IDOLS Terracotta....

SET OF 3 FRAGMENTARY IDOLS Terracotta. One approx. 4.7 x 2.5 cm Western Asia, 4th millennium B.C. Provenance Provenance Private collection, 1960-1990

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Lot n° 19 

IDOL WITH EYES Statuette depicting...

IDOL WITH EYES Statuette depicting an "eye idol" with a tubular body topped by two large pierced eyes. Basalt. Slight wear, well preserved. 14 x 11 cm Mesopotamia, 1st millennium B.C. Provenance Private collection from the South of France, from an...

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Lot n° 20 

*RARE PYXIS The pyxis has a concave...

*RARE PYXIS The pyxis has a concave exterior, a convex interior and a flat circular base. It was probably used as a mirror holder. The sides feature six reclining lions with engraved manes. The lid is embossed in the shape of a snake twisted around itself,...

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Lot n° 21 

INSTRUMENTS Scissors and pliers....

INSTRUMENTS Scissors and pliers. For medical use (?) Bronze. L. circa 6 cm Bronze Age, late 2nd millennium B.C.

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Lot n° 22 

BRACELET Large open bracelet. The...

BRACELET Large open bracelet. The ends are decorated with crosses. The rest of the band decorated with two lines of cold-incised crosshatching. Bronze. Bronze Age, late 2nd millennium-early 1st millennium B.C.

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Lot n° 23 

LOT COMPOSED OF 5 fish fossils...

LOT COMPOSED OF 5 fish fossils ( Pseudastacus, Armigatus, Cyclobatis Major, Europholis) Dimensions between min : 14 x 12 cm max : 15 x 30 cm

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Lot n° 24 

*CEREMONIAL AXE In green patina...

*CEREMONIAL AXE In green patina bronze, the shaft is ribbed with four points and surmounted by a lion. The blade has a downward flaring curve and thick edges. Good condition. 19 x 18 x 4 cm. Luristan, 2nd millennium B.C. Provenance: Rassla Foundation,...

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Lot n° 25 

HEAD OF AN AXE Copper alloy. 26.3...

HEAD OF AN AXE Copper alloy. 26.3 x 7 x 0.5 cm Luristan, 3rd millennium BC A Luristan copper alloy ax head. 3rd Millennium B.C.E. Provenance Charles Ede Limited, 1974 Rassla Foundation, Zurich

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Lot n° 26 

HEAD OF AN AXE Bronze with green...

HEAD OF AN AXE Bronze with green patina. 14.3 x 10.1 x 3 cm Luristan, mid-2nd millennium B.C. A Luristan bronze ax head. Half of the 2nd Millennium B.C.E. Provenance Hadji Baba Ancient Art, London, 1965 Rassla Foundation, Zurich

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Lot n° 27 

ICONE WEIGHT Breccia H.21 cm Bactrian...

ICONE WEIGHT Breccia H.21 cm Bactrian Margiana, 3rd-2nd century BC A Bactrian Margiana breccia weight idol, late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.

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Lot n° 28 

KYLIA-TYPE IDOL HEAD White marble....

KYLIA-TYPE IDOL HEAD White marble. H 3.5 cm Anatolia, 3rd millennium B.C. Anatolian marble head of idol, Kylia type. 3rd millenium B.C. Provenance Former French collection, acquired on the art market, 1980s

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Lot n° 29 

*COSMETIC VASE In the form of a...

*COSMETIC VASE In the form of a seated male figure, his hands resting on his knees. The head is fitted with a small bronze rod from which the contents of the vase can be removed. Gilded bronze. 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm Bactria, late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C....

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Lot n° 30 

VASE Hemispherical in shape, the...

VASE Hemispherical in shape, the body is decorated with "chaotic" waves, similar to the vase preserved in the Jiroft Museum (fig.1) (Hesari Piran 1384/2005: 11, 9990). This particular decoration demonstrates the theory of an iconography centered on the...

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Lot n° 31 

* TERMINAL Tulip-shaped. For a...

* TERMINAL Tulip-shaped. For a similar element see fig.1 from Treasures of Ancient Margianan, 2020, p.164. One of the remarkable features of Margiana Bactrian culture is the abundance of tulip images (fig.2), produced using a variety of techniques and...

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Lot n° 32 

* BACTERIAL PRINCESS Composite,...

* BACTERIAL PRINCESS Composite, in the form of two chlorite plates engraved with motifs, and a sculpted calcite head. Chlorite and calcite. 10 x 8 x 7.5 cm Bactria, 3rd millennium B.C. A Bactrian Princess Figure. Composite, shape of two chlorite plates...

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Lot n° 33 

STATUETTE Depicting a male figure...

STATUETTE Depicting a male figure standing naked, feet together, resting on a tenon. The left hand is on his stomach, while the right arm is bent towards his chest and holds a club (?). Under the feet, an attachment tenon. The head is characterized by...

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Lot n° 34 

DRESSEL 1A AMPHORA Elegant, intact...

DRESSEL 1A AMPHORA Elegant, intact amphora. Spindle-shaped body, long neck opening onto a circular lip. Two sturdy handles for transporting wine. Terracotta. Marine concretions. Leaded and registered by DRASSM. H. 105 cm Eastern Mediterranean, 2nd-1st...

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Lot n° 34. bis 

DRESSEL 1A AMPHORA Elegant, intact...

DRESSEL 1A AMPHORA Elegant, intact amphora. Spindle-shaped body, long neck opening onto a circular lip. Two sturdy handles for transporting wine. Terracotta. Marine concretions. Leaded and registered by DRASSM. H. circa 100 cm Eastern Mediterranean, 2nd-1st...

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Lot n° 35 

ZOOMORPHIC RHYTON In orange terracotta,...

ZOOMORPHIC RHYTON In orange terracotta, shaped like a deer, with a long beak forming the animal's snout. The body forms the belly, with a short tubular neck at the back. The rounded handle is attached to the neck and ends in the deer's hindquarters. 18.7...

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Lot n° 36 

BOTTLE NECK Bronze. H. 5 cm approx. Luristan,...

BOTTLE NECK Bronze. H. 5 cm approx. Luristan, 1st millennium B.C.

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Lot n° 37 

Lot composed of - A spherical...

Lot composed of - A spherical weapon mace with fluted body. Green and blue patina bronze. L_9.2 cm. - Two arrowheads with a tang designed to penetrate the wood of the shaft. They correspond to types 2 and 1 of the arrowheads after J. De Morgan. Bronze...

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Lot n° 38 

OENOCHOE TRILOBEE MINIATURE Grey...

OENOCHOE TRILOBEE MINIATURE Grey slip terracotta. Significant concretions. H. 5.5 cm approx. Levantine coast, 1st millennium B.C.

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Lot n° 39 

CUNEIFORM TABLET Mesopotamia, 3rd...

CUNEIFORM TABLET Mesopotamia, 3rd millennium B.C. Clay, dim 3.7x5.5 cm , chip on one side

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Lot n° 40 

CUNEIFORM TABLET 5 lines in Sumerian....

CUNEIFORM TABLET 5 lines in Sumerian. Delivery of barley rations for a military shipyard. Sealed. No date. Clay. 36 x 42 mm. Sumer, Ur, Dynasty III, c.2100-2000 B.C. Administrative Tablet of the Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2100-2000 BC. 5 lines in Sumerian....

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Lot n° 41 

ADMINISTRATIVE TABLET 5 lines in...

ADMINISTRATIVE TABLET 5 lines in Sumerian. Delivery of reed bundles. Sealed. No date. Clay. 34 x 39 mm. Note in black ink "L36". Sumer, Dynasty III, Ur, c. 2100-2000 B.C. A Sumerian Administrative Tablet of the Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2100-2000 BC....

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Lot n° 42 

CUNEIFORM TABLET Court case concerning...

CUNEIFORM TABLET Court case concerning a sum of money. 16 +2 lines preserved in Akkadian, most of the inverted surface is missing except for two half-lines and a seal impression. Unusual seal-cylinder impression in two registers: a hunt from a chariot...

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Lot n° 43 

CUNEIFORM TABLET Contract or dispute...

CUNEIFORM TABLET Contract or dispute concerning money including a no-contest clause. 13+1+ (missing reverse), in Akkadian. Clay. 64 x 82 mm Near East, 13th-12th century B.C. A Near-Eastern cuneiform tablet. Contract or legal case about silver including...

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Lot n° 44 

CUNEIFORM TABLET 7 lines in Sumerian....

CUNEIFORM TABLET 7 lines in Sumerian. Receipt for reed bundles. Sealed (illegible) Dated King Shulgi (2094-2047 BC), year 35. Clay. 34 x 36 mm. Note in black ink "L35" and in white ink "E4196". Sumer, Dynasty III, Ur, c. 2100-2000 B.C. A Sumerian Administrative...

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Lot n° 45 

CUNEIFORM TABLET 14 lines in Sumerian....

CUNEIFORM TABLET 14 lines in Sumerian. Inventory of six boats caulked in several places. No date. Ummah. Clay. 40 x 45 mm. Note in black ink "L11". Label 7382. E4206 Sumer, Ur, Dynasty III, c. 2100-2000 B.C. Administrative Tablet of the Third Dynasty...

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Lot n° 46 

CUNEIFORM TABLET 6 lines in Sumerian....

CUNEIFORM TABLET 6 lines in Sumerian. Receipt of a sheep as a tax for an offering to the threshing floor. Traces of a seal imprint. Clay. 38 x 43 mm. Note in black ink "L47". Sumer, Ur, Dynasty III, c. 2100-2000 B.C. Administrative Tablet of the Third...

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Lot n° 47 

CUNEIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE TABLET 7...

CUNEIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE TABLET 7 lines in Sumerian. Received for three talents of date palm fiber from the mill. Sealed by Ur-Lisi, governor of Umma. Dated King Shulgi (2094-2047 BC, year 47. Umma. Clay. 35 x 36 cm . Ref E4239 Sumer, Ur, Dynasty III,...

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Lot n° 48 

CUNEIFORM TABLET 11 lines preserved,...

CUNEIFORM TABLET 11 lines preserved, in Sumerian. Account of a large quantity of wool, weighing over 700 mines, and a batch of animal sinews. Dated but not preserved. Clay. 34 x 40 mm. Note in black ink "L38". Sumer, Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2100-2000...

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Lot n° 49 

CUNEIFORM TABLET 5 lines in Sumerian....

CUNEIFORM TABLET 5 lines in Sumerian. Receipt of three glue mines for the city of Ga'esh. Dated king Amar-Suen (2046-2038 BC) year 4. Sealed (illegible). Clay. 33 x 34 mm. Note in black ink "L100". Sumer, Dynasty III, Ur, c. 2100-2000 B.C. A Sumerian...

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Lot n° 50 

CUNEIFORM TABLET 6 lines in Sumerian....

CUNEIFORM TABLET 6 lines in Sumerian. Delivery of wool for textiles. Sealed. Dating from King Amar-Suen (2046-2038) year 5. Umma. Clay. 42 x 47 mm. Note in black ink L99. E3857 Sumer, Ur, Dynasty III, c. 2100-2000 B.C. Administrative Tablet of the Third...

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