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1174 - RARE ELAMITE SILVER-GILT BEAKER WITH TREE OF LIFE FLANKED BY…

Estimate £4,500 - £9,000

Description

RARE ELAMITE SILVER-GILT BEAKER WITH TREE OF LIFE FLANKED BY RAMPANT STAGS Ca. 2500 - 1500 BC. A silver-gilt beaker with a rounded lower body, tapering cylindrical wall, and everted rim. The exterior is decorated in relief with a stylised tree of life rising from a scale-patterned mound and flanked by rampant stags. Each stag has an elongated body, backward-turned head, ribbed horns, and chased details to the body. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 1174, Antiquities, Lot 14. Size: 150mm x 110mm; Weight: 260g Provenance: Private UK collection; ex Belgian private collection, 2000s-2010s; ex American collection of Paul F. Walter, 1980s-2000s; USA ancient art gallery, 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM

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Apollo Art Auctions Ltd