Low-bodied with carinated shoulder and everted rim, rounded base. 254 grams, 13.9 cm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

A hollow-formed figure or idol head with conical cap, pinched facial form, applied brows and other detailing; mounted on a stand. 600 grams, 16 cm

Fine condition.

Property of a Cambridgeshire lady; formerly in the Igor Karmiloff collection (1925-2016), UN economist and author of Flashbacks, Icons of Impermanence, Bloomington, 2009; acquired in the 1950s-early 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

Tubular in section with broad base and gently flared profile. 440 grams, 11 cm high



Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.

Comprising a domed body carved from banded agate and having a natural crystal-lined cavity to one side, drilled through the base, underside with engraved linear motif, possibly an altar. 14.3 grams, 23 mm



UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.

Bulbous body with rounded base, flattened rim with a small strap handle to the side. 320 grams, 13.3 cm wide



with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

Fusiform in profile with transverse ribbing to the front and vertical slot, beast-head finial, loop handle and five holes to the reverse. 512 grams, 27.2 cm



UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.

With rounded rim undercut to the underside; carinated shoulder; body tapering to the broad base. 800 grams, 13.3 cm wide



Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.

Including fusiform, oblate biconical, polyhedral and other types in glass, and other materials. 107 grams total, 1-43 mm



London, UK, collection, 2000s.

Four lines of partial text and remains of a grid to one side. 53.8 grams, 59 mm



Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.

Restrung group of disc types in various shades of blue and green. 4.2 grams, 34 cm



London, UK, collection, 2000s.

Broad hoop with columnar bezel, beaded rim, inset later carnelian cloison with incised Aramaic text. 8.03 grams, 28.41 mm overall, 18.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)



Ex London, UK, collection, early 2000s.

Each a square-section pyramidal base and balustered shank with pierced lug finial; avian motifs. 22.7 grams total, 29-30 mm



From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.