Works of Art - Western Asiatic, Persian
Parthian rhyton modeled inthe shape of a female head (goddess Anahita?)
Period: Circa 1st-3rd Century A.D.
Dimensions: H: 35.5 cm, D: 9 cm
Provenance:
Christie’s New York, June 8th 2001, lot 384.
Sassanian Gold Buckle / Fibula in the Shape of a Rooster
Period: 5th - 7th century A.D.
Dimensions: Height: 6 cm, Width: 6.5 cm
Provenance: Ex-French private collection.
Western Asiatic (Amlash) Silver Goblet with Hunting Scene
Period: Early 1st Milenium B.C.
Dimensions: Height: 8.1cm; Diameter: 8.8cm
Provenance: British Art Market, acquired in 1997.
Western Asiatic Domestic Altar with a Ram’s Head Protome
Period: Western Asia (Caspian Sea),ca. 1200-800 B.C.
Dimensions: Length: 27.9cm
Provenance:
Ex-Dr. C. Bernoulli collection, Basel, Switzerland, acquired in 1955.
Western Asiatic Gold Mask of a Divinity or a Hero
Period: 8th – 7th century B.C.
Dimensions: Width: 10.5cm
Provenance:
American art market (New-York), acquired in 2001.