Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
May 28, 2019
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United kingdom
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 273:
Western Asiatic Urartian Bowl with Royal Inscription
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Start price:
£
225
Estimated price:
$250 - $350
Auction house commission:
30%
VAT: On commission only
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810-786 BC
A shallow bronze bowl with a band of text and pictograms to the centre; the inscription is in Urartian and is a property label: 'Belonging to the storehouse/magazine of Menua(?-probably)', the signs for the royal name Menua (Minua) are mostly clear. 430 grams, 19.5cm (7 3/4"). Fine condition.
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Provenance
Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965.
Footnotes
Menua was the fifth known king of Urartu, and the younger son of the Urartuan King Ishpuini. Menua was adopted as co-ruler by his father in the last years of his reign. He enlarged the kingdom through numerous wars against the neighbouring countries. He organized a centralised administrative structure, fortified a number of towns and constructed fortresses. Amongst these was Menuakhinili located on Mount Ararat. Menua developed a canal and irrigation system that stretched across the kingdom. One of those canals was a 50 kilometre canal, which was named the Menua Canal after the king. He was succeeded by his son, Argishti I.
