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Western Asiatic Pottery Jug
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a bulbous body with flattened base, funicular neck and mouth, strap handle to the rear. 555 grams, 20 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Luristan Bronze Situla Handle with Ram and Horse Head
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Round-section bar with two biconvex collars, horse-head finial at one end and perpendicular ram-head at the other; mounted on a custom-made stand. 191 grams total, 12 cm wide including stand
From a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Snake Pin-Head and Encrusted Bead
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Comprising: a lapis lazuli bead with a high-relief figure of a snake in sinuous coils, head poised to strike, with eyes formed as turquoise annular beads; a bronze columnar handle; a tabular banded agate bead; all three bound together by the bronze corrosion products. 50.6 grams, 10 cm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. Ex London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice. -
Sasanian Bronze Bowl
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Broad and convex in profile with flat base. 158 grams, 16.5 cm
From the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s. -
Amlash Bronze Standing Animal Statuette
10th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Hollow to the underside with pellet eyes and pinched ears. 55 grams, 72 mm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Ottoman Carved Wooden Stylus Base
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Carved with repeating patterns of flowers and foliage on the base and separate crescent upstand; two lugs to the base with curved slot. 847 grams, 29.6 cm high
Private collection, London, UK. -
Amlash Pottery Jug with Zoomorphic Handle
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising a tall tubular neck and globular body, lateral strap handle with spur at the top. 522 grams, 20 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Lead Male Votive Figure
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Naked standing facing with right arm held to the chest, the left to the abdomen. 50 grams, 11 cm
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Amlash Pottery Jug with Zoomorphic Handle
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a tall conical body and broad base with funicular mouth and loop handle. 756 grams, 26.8 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Cosmetic Glass Vessel
8th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Rectangular body with tubular tapering neck, traces of iridescence to the surface. 41.08 grams, 61 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s. -
Ottoman Painted Miniature Map
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Plan-view map of a peninsula, the river indicated in dark blue with a fish, bather and ox; calligraphic captions. 34 grams, 33.5 x 23.5 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Parthian Bronze Medallion with a Bearded Man
150-100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £455
From the time Mithradates I of Parthia, discoid in plan with concentric bands of punched geometric motifs surrounding a profile male bust in low-relief; loop to reverse. 8.42 grams, 36 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.