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Uzbek Double-Sided Tunic
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Reversible type in olive green with bands of floral and geometric embroidered designs, and plain brown cloth. 1.8 kg, 1.18 m long
Private collection, UK. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Stading Figure Group
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Modelled in the round standing facing, each with pronounced facial features anf arms held to the chest. 187 grams total, 10.5-12.5 cm
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With globular body and short cylindrical socket. 510 grams, 88 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s. -
Sasanian Clay Bulla From a Sealed Document with Hand Impression
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Plano-convex terracotta disc with seal-impression of Pahlavi / Middle Persian insription, around blessing hand with three fingers raised and the index finger and thumb touching. 19.67 grams, 38 mm
From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Europe.
This clay bulls was attached to a document or a contract with the help of a string. -
Western Asiatic Banded Alabaster Bowl
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Squat in profile with carination below the flared rim. 250 grams, 12.3 cm wide
Private collection, UK. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Envelope Fragment Group
Ur III, circa 21st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Fragments from different envelopes, some with remains of cylinder sealing or cuneiform lettering. 28 grams total, 17-37 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Uruk Stone Stamp Seal
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Square in plan with incuse standing quadruped motif. 13.15 grams, 27 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Horse Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Modelled as a stylised quadruped with large eyes and ears, a columnar suspension loop bar on the back. 40.4 grams, 62 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Hittite Standing Statuette Top
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With pinched facial features, holding a bowl in the right hand. 16 grams, 30 mm
Fine condition.
Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bulbous Terracotta Jar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a globular body with circumferential painted bands at the equator, trumpet-shaped neck and mouth. 522 grams, 16.2 cm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With a broad squat body and gusset to the neck, broad flat rim to the mouth. 615 grams, 12.2 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s. -
Bactrian Banded Agate Bead Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising of barrel and oval beads. 69 grams total, 19-29 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England.