PAST AUCTION

5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST

African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History

Sale Number: 639

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EDINBURGH

Alexander Tweedy

Head of Sale

FEATURED DEPARTMENT

African & Oceanic Art

Over the past few years, pieces have emerged on these shores that have caught the attention of the top end of the market

FEATURED DEPARTMENT

Antiquities

The Antiquities world is exciting but complex and Lyon and Turnbull can offer expert advice and guidance through the process of buying and selling ancient art

LOTS (224)

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LOT 1

STRAIGHT TUSKED ELEPHANT VERTEBRAE SECTION, ELAPHAS ANTIQUUS

EARLY PLEISTOCENE, 780,000 - 40,000 YEARS B.P.

£500

LOT 3

CRINOID SEA LILY FOSSIL

MOROCCO, 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£625

LOT 4

LARGE WOOLLY MAMMOTH TUSK, MAMMUTHUS PRIMIGENIUS

SIBERIA, PLEISTOCENE C. 80,000 - 10,000 YEARS B.P.

£8,750

LOT 5

CRINOID PLAQUE

CRAWFORDSVILLE, USA, CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, 300 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£1,250

LOT 6

MULTIPLE FOSSIL CRINOIDS, JIMBACRINUS BOSTOCKI

AUSTRALIA, EARLY PERMIAN, 280 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£750

LOT 7

FINE GAR FISH FOSSIL

GREEN RIVER FORMATION, USA, LOWER EOCENE PERIOD, 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£3,500

LOT 8

KEICHOUSAURUS FOSSIL PLAQUE

CHINA, TRIASSIC PERIOD, 230 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£4,500

LOT 9

FOSSIL SHARK TOOTH, OTODUS MEGALODON

SOUTH CAROLINA, MIOCENE PERIOD, 15 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£2,750

LOT 10

PHAREODUS FISH FOSSIL PLAQUE

GREEN RIVER FORMATION, USA, LOWER EOCENE PERIOD, 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£2,000

LOT 11

LARGE NAUTILUS SPECIMEN

MADAGASCAR, MIDDLE CRETACEOUS C. 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£938

LOT 12

GREEN RIVER FISH PLAQUE

GREEN RIVER FORMATION, USA, LOWER EOCENE PERIOD, 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£350

LOT 13

TRILOBITE FOSSIL, ODONTOCHILE SP,

MOROCCO, DEVONIAN PERIOD, 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£750

LOT 14

SPINY TRILOBITE FOSSIL

HARAGAN FORMATION, OKLAHOMA, USA, ORDOVICIAN PERIOD

£1,375

LOT 15

ARCHAEOGERYON CRAB FOSSIL

ARGENTINA, MIOCENE PERIOD, 20 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£813

LOT 16

LARGE SEPTARIAN NODULE

MADAGASCAR, MIDDLE TO LATE JURASSIC, 175 - 145 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£550

LOT 17

SPECIMEN OF LAPIS LAZULI

AFGHANISTAN

£1,125

LOT 18

TRIO OF FOSSILISED WOOD SPECIMENS

JAVA, INDONESIA, MIOCENE PERIOD, 10 MILLION YEARS B.P.

£475

LOT 19

LARGE CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE

ARGENTINA

£2,000

LOT 20

CHELYABINSK CHRONDRITE METEORITE

CHELYABINSK OBLAST, RUSSIA, 2013

£450

LOT 21

ALEXANDER THE GREAT SILVER TETRADRACHM

GREECE, AMPHIPOLIS MINT, 325 - 323 B.C.

£938

LOT 22

HELLENISTIC GOLD DISK PENDANT

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, 1ST CENTURY A.D.

£1,375

LOT 23

ANCIENT CYPRIOT BOTTLE

CYPRUS, 600 - 450 B.C.

£1,250

LOT 24

ATTIC BLACK FIGURE KYLIX

GREECE, EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

£4,250

LOT 25

GNATHIAN WARE HYDRIA

SOUTHERN ITALY, C. 3RD CENTURY B.C.

£1,500

LOT 26

CYCLADIC IDOL HEAD

CYCLADES, EARLY CYCLADIC II, C. 2600 - 2400 B.C.

£27,500

LOT 28

KILIA "STARGAZER" HEAD

ANATOLIA, BRONZE AGE II c. 2700 - 2500 B.C.

£3,250

LOT 33

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BOTTLE

EGYPT, LIKELY DYNASTY XVIII, c. 1550 - 1292 B.C.

£2,125

LOT 34

SHABTI

EGYPT, LATE PERIOD c. 664 - 332 B.C.

£4,000

LOT 35

ANCIENT GREEK ALABASTRON

GREECE, C. 6TH CENTURY B.C.

£688

LOT 43

ZIWIYE HORSE PROTOME

NEAR EAST, 9TH - 8TH CENTURY B.C.

£3,250

LOT 45

PREDYNASTIC EGYPTIAN FLINT HAND AXE

EGYPT, LATE MESOLITHIC, c. 7,000 - 6,000 B.C.

£425

LOT 49

DUAL EAR POMMEL SWORD

LURISTAN, 1200 - 800 B.C.

£625

LOT 50

LURISTAN DAGGER

LURISTAN, MID - LATE SECOND MILLENNIUM B.C.

£550

LOT 51

WHETSTONE HANDLE

LURISTAN, EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

£813

LOT 52

LARGE WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE IBEX FIGURE

NEAR EAST, LATE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. - EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

£25,000

LOT 66

BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL

MIDDLE EAST, C. 2000 B.C.

£2,000

LOT 73

FINE ROMAN MEASURING JUG, MODIOLUS

EUROPE, 1ST CENTURY A.D.

£6,250

LOT 74

ROMAN GLASS WINE GOBLET

EUROPE / NEAR EAST, 3RD - 4TH CENTURY A.D.

£1,250

LOT 75

ROMAN MARBLED GLASS PHILAE

EUROPE OR NEAR EAST, 1ST - 2ND CENTURY A.D.

£1,625

LOT 76

ROMAN GLASS STEM CUP

EUROPE / NEAR EAST, 4TH - 5TH CENTURY A.D.

£525

LOT 77

ROMAN TWIN HANDLED GLASS JAR

3RD - 4TH CENTURY A.D.

£688

LOT 79

ROMAN CAMEO PORTRAIT BUST OF A FEMALE

EUROPE OR NEAR EAST, 1ST - 2ND CENTURY A.D.

£125

LOT 80

ROMAN SLEEPING DOG

WESTERN EUROPE, C. 1ST - 2ND CENTURY A.D.

£1,875

LOT 81

ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF VENUS

EUROPE, C. 2ND CENTURY A.D.

£6,250

LOT 82

ROMAN SARCOPHAGUS CORNER FRAGMENT OF HERCULES

NEAR EAST, 2ND - 3RD CENTURY A.D.

£1,000

LOT 83

ROMAN WINE AMPHORA

EUROPE OR NEAR EAST, 1ST CENTURY A.D.

£813

LOT 84

ROMAN CHI RHO MOSAIC

EUROPE / NEAR EAST, LATE 4TH CENTURY A.D.

£15,000

LOT 92

MIDDLE BRONZE AGE PALSTAVE AXE

WESTERN EUROPE, C. 1200 B.C.

£300

LOT 93

EARLY IRON AGE SOCKETED AXE HEAD

UNITED KINGDOM, 7TH CENTURY B.C.

£550

LOT 94

LATE BRONZE AGE SOCKETED AXE HEAD

WESTERN EUROPE, C. 1200 B.C.

£175

LOT 96

BRONZE AGE COILED RING

EUROPE, 1500 - 1200 B.C.

£200

LOT 97

FINE BRONZE AGE DRESS PIN

EUROPE, 1200 - 800 B.C.

£475

LOT 98

BRONZE AGE SPIRAL RING

EUROPE, 1400 - 900 B.C.

£525

LOT 99

BRONZE AGE SPIRAL RING

EUROPE, 1500 - 1200 B.C.

£525

LOT 100

PAIR OF BRONZE AGE ARMBANDS

EUROPE, 1200 - 900 B.C.

£5,000

LOT 101

BRONZE AGE PIN

EUROPE, 1500 - 1200 B.C.

£125

LOT 103

BRONZE AGE SPIRAL PENDANT

CENTRAL EUROPE, C. 1200 B.C.

£225

LOT 104

BRONZE AGE COILED BROOCH

CENTRAL EUROPE, C. 11TH - 10TH CENTURY B.C.

£1,750

LOT 105

BRONZE AGE PENANNULAR SPIRAL BROOCH

CENTRAL EUROPE, C. 1200 B.C.

£500

LOT 106

BRONZE AGE SPIRAL BROOCH

CENTRAL EUROPE, C. 11TH - 10TH CENTURY B.C.

£813

LOT 107

BRONZE AGE PROBE

EUROPE, C. 1200 - 800 B.C.

£200

LOT 109

CELTIC BRACELET

CENTRAL EUROPE, HALLSTATT CULUTRE, C. EARLY FIRST MILLENNIUM B.C.

£400

LOT 110

CELTIC TORC

WESTERN EUROPE, C. 6TH CENTURY B.C.

£813

LOT 111

CELTIC ARM RING

WESTERN EUROPE, 8TH CENTURY B.C.

£450

LOT 112

SUPERB ANCIENT CELTIC GOLD TORC

WESTERN EUROPE, 3RD - 1ST CENTURY B.C.

£8,750

LOT 113

CELTIC GOLD BANGLE

WESTERN EUROPE, 3RD - 1ST CENTURY B.C.

£5,500

LOT 114

PAIR OF IRON AGE BRACELETS

CENTRAL OR EASTERN EUROPE, 300 - 500 A.D.

£875

LOT 118

FINE VIKING GOLD BRACELET

NORTHWESTERN EUROPE, 9TH - 11TH CENTURY A.D.

£9,375

LOT 119

LOBI FIGURE

BURKINA FASO

£238

LOT 120

EBRIE FIGURE

IVORY COAST

£500

LOT 121

LOBI CATAPULT

BURKINA FASO

£175

LOT 122

BWA MASK

BURKINA FASO

£1,875

LOT 123

DOGON LADDER

MALI

£138

LOT 124

LOBI STOOL

BURKINA FASO

£375

LOT 125

DOGON BRACELET

MALI

£125

LOT 126

NUPE NECKLACE

NIGERIA

£213

LOT 127

DOGON DOOR LOCK

MALI

£225

LOT 128

YORUBA BOX

NIGERIA

£225

LOT 129

YORUBA MASK, GELEDE

NIGERIA

£938

LOT 131

YORUBA SHANGO STAFF

NIGERIA

£375

LOT 132

YORUBA MASK, GELEDE

NIGERIA

£500

LOT 133

YORUBA OFFERING BOWL

NIGERIA

£300

LOT 135

DAN MASK

IVORY COAST

£1,000

LOT 136

EJAGHAM HEADDRESS

NIGERIA

£225

LOT 137

BAULE ANKLET

IVORY COAST

£88

LOT 140

AKAN PROCESSIONAL SCENE

GHANA

£138

LOT 142

BAULE FLYWHISK

IVORY COAST

£188

LOT 144

BAULE FEMALE FIGURE

IVORY COAST

£625

LOT 145

COLLECTION OF TIKAR WEAPONRY

CAMEROON

£275

LOT 146

KUBA LONG MAT

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

£375

LOT 147

CHOKWE THUMB PIANO, MBIRA

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

£88

LOT 148

FOUR KUBA SHOOWA TEXTILE PANELS

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

£475

LOT 149

TRIO OF SHI VESSELS

UGANDA

£100

LOT 150

TUTSI CEREMONIAL SCREEN

RWANDA

£813

LOT 151

TETELA MASK

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

£1,750

LOT 153

TUTSI ARCHERS BRACELET, IGITEMBE

RWANDA

£600

LOT 155

PAIR OF KAMBA COLON ASKARI FIGURES

KENYA

£400

LOT 156

MINIATURE AMHARA SHIELD OR BOSS

ETHIOPIA

£225

LOT 157

LOZI BOWL

ZAMBIA

£150

LOT 158

DINKA WAR CLUB

SOUTH SUDAN

£400

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