A LARGE WESTERN ASIATIC CHLORITE BOWL, 3RD MILLENNIUM BCThe deep rounded sides rising from the flat base to the slightly incurved rim, the interior finely carved in relief with three registers, the upper and lower depicting confronting horses with a tall, flame-like flower in between, the central register with several hounds attacking an antelope.Provenance: Arthur Huc (1854-1932). Marcel Huc, inherited from the above. Thence by descent within the same family. Arthur Huc was the chief editor of La Dep?ache du Midi, at the time the leading newspaper in Toulouse, France. He was also an accomplished art critic and early patron of several artists, including Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec. At the same time, Arthur Huc was a keen collector of Asian art, a passion that he inherited from his legendary ancestor Evariste Regis Huc, also known as the Abbe Huc (1813-1860), a French Catholic priest and traveler who became famous for his accounts of Qing-era China, Mongolia and especially the then-almost-unknown Tibet in his book “Remembrances of a Journey in Tartary, Tibet, and China”.Inventory List: In 1954, L. Magniette, bailiff of the court in Toulouse (Huissier), was ordered to compile a complete inventory of the collection inherited by Marcel Huc from his father, Arthur Huc, the so-called “Inventaire Huc”. The present lot is listed in this inventory as follows: “Quatre pots anciens en pierre sculptee avec decor d'incrustations os? Haut: 21 cm ? 30, Etiquettes: Massoudi ou Iran Nord?” (Four old carved stone jars with inlays of bone? Height: 21 cm to 30, labels: Massoudi or Northern Iran?). A copy of the inventory list and cover page are accompanying this lot.Condition: Very good condition, especially when considering the dating of this piece. Scratches, nicks, losses, cracks, erosion, encrustations. Remnants of old varnish.French Export License: Certificat d'exportation pour un bien culturel Nr. 184685 dated 9 June 2017 has been granted and is accompanying this lot.Weight: 2,509 g Dimensions: Diameter 29.5 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related but earlier Western Asiatic bronze bowl, dated c. 8th-6th century BC, at Christie's London in Antiquities on 30 April 2008, lot 24, sold for GBP 11,250.公元前三千年大型西亞綠泥石碗深圓的側面,平底,邊緣略微彎曲,碗內精細浮雕圍獵場景,馬群、獵犬和羚羊,以及一朵大蓮花。 來源:Arthur Huc (1854-1932)收藏。 Marcel Huc繼承,自此保存在同一家族至今。 Arthur Huc是La Dep?achedu Midi的主編,這是當時法國圖盧茲的主要報紙。他還是一位出色的藝術評論家,也是包括Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec在內的幾位藝術家的早期贊助人。同時,Arthur Huc是一位熱衷於亞洲藝術的收藏家,他的熱情源於他的傳奇祖先Evariste Regis Huc,中文名為古伯察(1813-1860),是法國天主教神父和旅行作家,在他的《韃靼西藏旅行記》書中描述了他在清朝的遊歷以及對蒙古尤其是當時幾乎鮮為人知的西藏的敘述。 收藏清單:1954年,圖盧茲法院法警 L. Magniette奉命對Marcel Huc從其父親Arthur Huc繼承的收藏品進行完整目錄彙編,即所謂的“ Inventaire Huc”。在目錄清單裏這麽描述本拍品:一組4件鑲嵌著骨質的罐,高21-30厘米,Massoudi 或北伊朗。隨附目錄清單副本及其封面。 圖片:Arthur Huc (1854-1932) 品相:狀況良好,尤其是在考慮到它的年代時。 划痕、缺口、缺損、裂縫、腐蝕和結殼。舊時清漆殘留。 法國出口證書:隨附2017年6月9日出具的Certificat d'exportation pour un bien culturel 證書,編號 184685 。 重量:2,509 克 尺寸:直徑 29.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近但公元前八至六世紀西亞銅碗見倫敦佳士得Antiquities 拍場2008年4月 30日 lot 24, 售價GBP 11,250.