Silver ring fragment with portrait of a Bactrian king. Bactria, Hellenistic, 2nd…

Description

Silver ring fragment with portrait of a Bactrian king. Bactria, Hellenistic, 2nd century BC H 3cm. The high oval plate engraved with the draped bust with causia of presumably Antimachus I Theos (ca. 185 - 170 BC). Ring band missing, hairline crack in the plate. Provenance: Ex collection Dr. Klaus Marquardt, North Rhine-Westphalia, 1980s to 2009.

155

Silver ring fragment with portrait of a Bactrian king. Bactria, Hellenistic, 2nd century BC H 3cm. The high oval plate engraved with the draped bust with causia of presumably Antimachus I Theos (ca. 185 - 170 BC). Ring band missing, hairline crack in the plate. Provenance: Ex collection Dr. Klaus Marquardt, North Rhine-Westphalia, 1980s to 2009.

Auction is over for this lot. See the results

You may also like

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

A BACTRIAN STYLE STONE FIGURE OF AN IDOL A BACTRIAN STYLE STONE FIGURE OF AN IDOL Style of ancient Bactria-Margiana yet dating to the 19th – 20th century. Consisting of a gray stone body and separate marble head, the body carved with leafy vines, the head set into the recess atop, the oval face with prominent nose and sunken eyes. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Condition: Good condition with some wear, tiny nicks here and there, a chip to the lower corner of the body and natural imperfections to the stone. Weight: 670 g Dimensions: Height 9.7 cm Small statuettes like the present lot have been produced by the Oxus civilization, which existed between 2300 and 1700 BC in Central Asia. This culture produced the rather distinct type of female statuary also known as ‘Bactrian Princesses’. Most of them are seated composite figures. As the Oxus civilization, due to its strategic position in Central Asia, had intense links with neighboring cultures, these small figures also reveal a certain Mesopotamian influence. Despite their name, the ‘Bactrian Princesses’ are nowadays believed to be depictions of female deities who played a regulatory role in the natural order, pacifying the untamed forces embodied by lions, snakes, or dragons, rather than being portraits of members of the noble elite.

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

A BACTRIAN STONE CARVING OF A 'GOAT DEITY HEAD' A BACTRIAN STONE CARVING OF A 'GOAT DEITY HEAD' Possibly ancient region of Bactria, c. 2500 years old. Portraying a goat deity with human-like facial features and backward-curled horns. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age. Wear, signs of weathering and erosion, and small chips. Weight: 328.8 g Dimensions: Length 9 cm

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Bactrian Camel Applique. 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. A finely modelled two-humped camel, shown in a dynamic pose, possibly in the act of kneeling and balancing its body weight on its bent back and front legs; mounted in a display frame. Cf. Sarianidi, V., Myths of Ancient Bactria and Margiana on its Seals and Amulets, Moscow, 1998, fig.110, for similar; cf. also the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.53.117.1, for a similar statuette. 245 grams total, 17.5 cm including frame (6 3/4 in.). Camels were a symbol of wealth and well-being. The importance of the Bactrian camel is attested in the ancient sources. The two-humped Bactrian camel, object of many seal representations, was already widespread in North India during the first quarter of the 2nd millennium B.C. It was probably an Aryan introduction. The Mitanni came from Bactria and Margiana and maintained a close connection with their regions of origin, via Khorasan, as can be suggested by the presence of Bactrian camels on the Mitanni seals. Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman.

Large cylinder seal in black stone incised with a scene depicting a king or warrior surrounded by animals and stars, worshipping a winged spirit with a human head. Ancient Persia or Bactria. 3.8 cm x 3 cm.

Online payments are secured by Ingenico and encrypted transactions.

Each lot has been authenticated and appraised by an Auction House.

Consult our FAQ or contact us

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.

More about Drouot

Drouot certified auction houses

Contacts

HÔTEL DROUOT

9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris, France

+33 (0)1 48 00 20 00

[email protected]

DROUOT.com

[email protected]