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Auction 17 November 2021 Collections : Archaeology, Pre-Columbian Art, Asian Art, African and Oceanic Art - Paris

Bid on the lot list Bonhams - Cornette de Saint Cyr maison de ventes : 17 November 2021 - Collections : Archéologie, Art Précolombien Arts d’Asie, Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie Expositions publiques :Cornette de Saint Cyr 6, avenue Hoche - 75008 Paris Lundi 15 novembre 11h-18hMardi 16 novembre 11h-18hMercredi 17 novembre sur rdv Experts :Archéologie :Monsieur Daniel Lebeurrier Tél :- <a href="mailto:galerie.gilgamesh@wanadoo.fr" target="_blank">galerie.gilgamesh@wanadoo.fr</a> Art Précolombien :Madame Bénédicte Hamard Tél :- <a href="mailto:contact@bh-expertise.com" target="_blank">contact@bh-expertise.com</a> Arts d’Asie et Art Tribal :Cabinet Daffos-Estournel Tél :- <a href="mailto:daffos-estournel@aaoarts.com" target="_blank">daffos-estournel@aaoarts.com</a> Consultant pour le Vietnam :Monsieur Philippe Truong Tél :- <a href="mailto:philippetruong@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">philippetruong@yahoo.fr</a> Administratrice de vente :Clara Golbin Tél. :Fax :<a href="mailto:c.golbin@cornette-saintcyr.com" target="_blank">c.golbin@cornette-saintcyr.com</a> La spécificité des objets archéologiques et ethnographiques implique que leurs états et éventuelles restaurations ne peuvent systématiquement être mentionnés au catalogue.Les rapports de conditions des oeuvres que nous présentons peuvent être délivrés avant la vente à toutes les personnes qui en font la demande.Ceux-ci sont uniquement procurés à titre indicatif et ne peuvent en aucun cas se substituer à l’examen personnel de celles-ci par l’acquéreur.Sauf lorsqu’elles sont accompagnées d’une date précise impliquant l’existence d’une facture ou d’une publication, les provenances des lots ne sont fournies qu’à titre indicatif suivant les dires des vendeurs. Commissaire priseur :Arnaud Cornette de Saint Cyr. Tél :<a href="mailto:acsc@cornette-saintcyr.com7" target="_blank">acsc@cornette-saintcyr.com</a> - Paris

Collections : Archaeology, Pre-Columbian Art, Asian Art, African and Oceanic Art

Wednesday 17 November 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Live

6, avenue Hoche - 75008 Paris

Bonhams - Cornette de Saint Cyr maison de ventes,
Bonhams - Cornette de Saint Cyr Bruxelles

Collections : Archaeology, Pre-Columbian Art, Asian Art, African and Oceanic Art

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Lot n° 1

Head of an ephebe of the Antinous...

Head of an ephebe of the Antinous type, with hair composed of ﬁnes strands. Bronze with green patina. Roman art, 2nd century. H. 5 cm.

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Lot n° 2

Statuette of Mercury, naked, holding...

Statuette of Mercury, naked, holding a purse. Bronze with smooth brown patina. Left arm and leg missing. Gallo-Roman art, 2nd-3rd century. H. 10 cm.

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Lot n° 3

Statuette of god Bes standing. A...

Statuette of god Bes standing. A receptacle above the head would have held feathers. Bronze with a red and green crusty patina. Left arm missing, casting defect on the back. Egypt, Late Period, 664-332 BC. H. 9.8 cm.

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Lot n° 4

Statuette of an eagle with its...

Statuette of an eagle with its head turned to the right. Bronze with smooth patina. Roman art. H. 5.3 cm.

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Lot n° 5

Bust of a warrior wearing a pointed...

Bust of a warrior wearing a pointed helmet. Beige terracotta. Cyprus, Phoenician period, 8th-7th century BC H. 12.7 cm.

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Lot n° 6

Comic theater mask representing...

Comic theater mask representing a female head wearing a diadem. Bronze with green patina. Roman art. H. 5.2 cm.

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Lot n° 7

Censer representing "Macuixóchitl These...

Censer representing "Macuixóchitl These ﬁgures often called "Xantil "are representative of the region between Oaxaca and Puebla. They are made up of a cylindrical part forming the body from which emerge the arms and legs bent to the side. The elbows...

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Lot n° 8

Mask representing a human face This...

Mask representing a human face This one is particularly strikingly realistic. The wide face has high and prominent cheekbones. The eyes and mouth are pierced as on the Olmec masks, but the fullness of the features and the almond-shaped eyes are characteristic...

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Lot n° 9

Great Warrior Standing tall on...

Great Warrior Standing tall on his powerful legs, this warrior is protected by a cylindrical armor that surrounds his chest. It is decorated with ﬁnement engraved rhombuses. He holds a staff in front of him, ready to defend himself. The face with its...

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Lot n° 10

Amphora with animal theme The...

Amphora with animal theme The ovoid body is topped by a flared neck. On the front a rodent is sitting in a human attitude. Two others are attached to each side. Broken and glued back together Brown terracotta with bright red slip. Traces of manganese...

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Lot n° 11

Vase with a handle decorated with...

Vase with a handle decorated with waves The base of the globular body is decorated with scrolls evoking waves whose surface is ﬁnement polished. They contrast and highlight the treatment of the upper part, made of matted reliefs that evoke the surface...

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Lot n° 12

Seated figure The full face with...

Seated figure The full face with half-closed eyes is full of serenity. This feeling is reinforced by the treatment of his body, wrapped in a long tunic that simply reveals his feet. Condition: Wear of the slip in places. Brown terracotta with a bright...

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Lot n° 13

Funerary mask Rectangular in shape,...

Funerary mask Rectangular in shape, the human face is stylised. It is composed of three silver leaves held together by clasps. It is animated by large eﬃlés eyes characteristic of Lambayeque art and made in repoussé. The rectangular mouth is open, evoking...

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Lot n° 14

Small metate It represents two...

Small metate It represents two stylized animals whose heads emerge on the front. Their four feet form the support points of this ceremonial grinding stone. Volcanic stone Worn and chipped edges Central America 1,000 / 1,500 AD H. 7 - W. 11.5...

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Lot n° 15

Ceremonial mortar in the shape...

Ceremonial mortar in the shape of a jaguar The rectangular body makes oﬃce of a vessel. It is engraved with vertical and horizontal lines forming 4 rectangles. The tail curls at the back while the head emerges at the front. The open mouth reveals fangs....

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Lot n° 16

A richly adorned high dignitary....

A richly adorned high dignitary. With his arms raised, this figure seems to be caught in the middle of a ritual action. He is dressed in a loincloth with a belt fitted with a large medallion decorated with symbolic engravings. On either side of his thighs...

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Lot n° 17

Metate in the shape of a jaguar The...

Metate in the shape of a jaguar The curved rectangular top rests on three openwork feet. The ends are engraved with a band of braided patterns on one side of geometric motifs on the other. The head of the feline projected to the front shows a magniﬁc...

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Lot n° 18

Mask representing a stylized human...

Mask representing a stylized human face The broad, flat face contrasts with a strongly protruding nose. The almond-shaped eyes are hollowed out with raised pupils painted black. The mouth is rectangular. The long neck must have been ﬁcher in a body or...

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Lot n° 19

Large aryball It is decorated...

Large aryball It is decorated with red and black motifs organized in three registers on the belly: Vertical lines, a black band with central squares and crosses, bird motifs seen from proﬁl and separated by red and black bands. Enﬁn, a pe-small bird's...

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Lot n° 20

Metate in the shape of a jaguar The...

Metate in the shape of a jaguar The oblong tray is curved. The edges are engraved with lines. It forms the body of the feline which rests on its four legs. These are engraved with crosses. The head of the jaguar is recognizable by its round ears, its...

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Lot n° 21

Ceremonial metate with human head This...

Ceremonial metate with human head This small metate takes the traditional form of an oval tray resting on four zoomorphic feet, generally associated with the jaguar. Its particularity lies in the presence of a human head turned towards the sky and not...

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Lot n° 22

Mask representing a stylized face The...

Mask representing a stylized face The rectangular shape of the face is in line with the Chontal works, while the eyebrow ridge, the eﬃlés eyes and the fleshy mouth, announce the Teotihuacan style. The ears are straight. Condition: broken and reattached....

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Lot n° 23

Human Mask The face is stylized...

Human Mask The face is stylized with hollowed out eyes, an aquiline nose and an open mouth with hemmed lips. Grooves on the top of the forehead and the temples suggest the presence of a headdress. Holes for attachments are positioned at the temples....

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Lot n° 24

Set of three polished stone axes Vietnam,...

Set of three polished stone axes Vietnam, 4000-2000 BCE Stone, L. 16.5 / 13 / 10.5 cm Quadrangular axes (or adzes), characteristic of the Aus-tronesian culture, ﬁgured in sites dating from the Late Neolithic (such as Dậu Dương, 4000 BCE.) to the...

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Lot n° 25

Set of three stone axes Vietnam,...

Set of three stone axes Vietnam, 4000-2000 BCE Stone, L. 17,3 / 15,5 / 9,5 cm

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Lot n° 26

Bronze drum tympanum Vietnam, Đông...

Bronze drum tympanum Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 5th-1st century BCE Bronze with archaeological patina, D. 69.2 cm This magniﬁque tray is richly decorated with several concentric registers separated by scrolls, adorned in the center with a twelve-branched...

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Lot n° 27

Situla Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture,...

Situla Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3rd-1st century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, H. 20.8 cm This cylindrical situla is unique to the production of Đông Sơn. It is equipped with a pair of handles to which are added two eyelets designed to...

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Lot n° 28

Situla Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture,...

Situla Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3rd-1st century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, H. 24 cm Geometric decoration (vertical hatching, pointed circles connected by tangents).

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Lot n° 29

Situla Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture,...

Situla Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3rd-1st century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, H. 22 cm Geometric decoration (vertical hatching, pointed circles connected by tangents).

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Lot n° 30

Situla Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture,...

Situla Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3rd-1st century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, H. 18.5 cm This situla with a truncated conical body is a regional variant of the cy-lindrical one. It has two horizontal handles and a decoration composed...

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Lot n° 31

Very rare axe with double symmetrical...

Very rare axe with double symmetrical cutting edge and decorated with figures Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3°-1° century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, 7.5 x 5.5 cm The symmetrical-edged bronze axe is the earliest form derived from the Neolithic...

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Lot n° 32

Axe with symmetrical cutting edge...

Axe with symmetrical cutting edge and feline decoration Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3°-1° century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, 7.8 x 3.5 cm Although rare, animal representations (deer, feline, crocodile, fish, birds, etc;) are more common...

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Lot n° 33

Openwork pediped axe Vietnam,...

Openwork pediped axe Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3°-1° century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, 9 x 10 cm Unlike the other axes, this one, pediped and openwork, with geometric decoration in slight relief (oblique, vertical lines, etc.), is intended...

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Lot n° 34

A dagger and spear point with geometric...

A dagger and spear point with geometric decoration Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3°-1° century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, L. 20 / 14.5. cm The blade of this type 3 dagger bears as decoration a triangle enclosing chevrons while the spear...

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Lot n° 35

Two short swords Vietnam, Đông...

Two short swords Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3°-1° century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, L. 34 - 32.2 cm These two short swords constitute, along with those with anthropomorphic handles, the three forms specific to the Đông Sơn culture. Those...

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Lot n° 36

Very rare spearheads with giao...

Very rare spearheads with giao long (dragon-crocodile) decoration Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3°-1° century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, L. 15.5 cm On the socket, two long giao or dragon-crocodile appear on each side. This animal, which...

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Lot n° 37

Lot composed of a small dagger,...

Lot composed of a small dagger, two pedipedal axes and two spearheads Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3rd-1st century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, L. 15.5 cm (dagger) / L. 32 - 21 cm (spear points) / 8 x 8 - 7 x 7 cm (axes)

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Lot n° 38

Lot composed of a dagger, an axe...

Lot composed of a dagger, an axe with symmetrical edge and three spearheads Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3°-1° century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, L. 22 cm (dagger) / 11 x 8.5 cm (axe) / L. 32 - 16,5 - 13,5cm (spear point)

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Lot n° 39

Lot composed of a dagger, an axe...

Lot composed of a dagger, an axe with symmetrical edge and a spearhead and an arrowhead Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3°-1° century BCE, Bronze with archaeological patina, L. 27.5 cm (dagger) / 9 x 9 cm (axe) / L. 33.5 cm (spearhead) / L. 13 cm (ar...

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Lot n° 40

Set of three pots Vietnam, Đông...

Set of three pots Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3rd-1st century BCE, Terracotta, H. 18.5 / 12.5 / 9.5 cm These three terracotta pots are characteristic of early Đông Sơn production in the spirit of the so-called proto-vănglangian cultures (late Upper...

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Lot n° 41

Pot Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture,...

Pot Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3°-1° century BCE, Grey terracotta with chevron decoration, H. 14 cm The lightness and finesse of this herringbone-decorated pot classifies it as a luxury ceramic of the Dongsonian period during which most ceramics were...

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Lot n° 42

Pot Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture,...

Pot Vietnam, Đông Sơn culture, 3°-1° century BCE, Grey terracotta with decoration with basketry impression, H. 22 cm (chips)

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Lot n° 43

Vase for heating jiuzun wine Vietnam...

Vase for heating jiuzun wine Vietnam / China, Hán-Việt period, 1st-3rd century Bronze with archaeological patina, H. 19 cm This tripod is often mistakenly referred to as a lian (liễn in Vietnamese), a cosmetic box of similar shape. However, it is...

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Lot n° 44

Vase for heating jiuzun wine Vietnam,...

Vase for heating jiuzun wine Vietnam, Hán-Việt period, 1st-3rd century, Bronze, H. 20.7 cm - D. 23.3 cm This jiunzun vase is a simplified version of the Chinese examples with an engraved fleuron motif on the lid, the presence of the three spikes (instead...

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Lot n° 45

Rare large jiuzun vase Vietnam,...

Rare large jiuzun vase Vietnam, Hán-Việt period, 1st-3rd century, Bronze with archaeological patina, H. 39.5 cm - D. 31.5 cm This exceptional jiuzun, both in terms of size and decoration, has a double lid, the upper one of which is hinged and rests...

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Lot n° 46

Basin Vietnam, Hán-Việt period,...

Basin Vietnam, Hán-Việt period, 1st-3rd century, Bronze with archaeological patina, D. 18.8 cm This large bronze bowl bears a central decoration of three horizontal lines in relief. Numerous bowls of this type have been found in burials dating to...

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Lot n° 47

Set of three bowls of different...

Set of three bowls of different shapes Vietnam, Hán-Việt period, 1st-3rd century, Bronze with archaeological patina, D. 14,1 / 16,5 / 16,3 cm This lot includes the only three bowl forms existing in the Hán-Việt period. Two with vertical sides very...

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Lot n° 48

Set of three bowls of different...

Set of three bowls of different shapes Vietnam, Hán-Việt period, 1st-3rd century, Bronze with archaeological patina, D. 14.5 / 14 / 12 cm

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Lot n° 49

Lot consisting of a bowl and two...

Lot consisting of a bowl and two cups Vietnam, Hán-Việt period, 1st-3rd century, Bronze with archaeological patina, D. 12 / 11 cm

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Lot n° 50

Lot of a concretion of two bowls...

Lot of a concretion of two bowls and a bowl Vietnam, Hán-Việt period, 1st-3rd century Bronze with archaeological patina, D. 16 / 14 cm

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