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Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Painted Jug
8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
With squat profile, broad shoulder, wide neck and flared rim; strap handle with thumb-pad to the rim; bands of reserved tendrils on a hatched field. 818 grams, 18.5 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Nabataean Red Terracotta 'Eggshell' Bowl
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Shallow, round bowl with a low foot. 44.5 grams, 72.2 mm
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Bead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A mixed group including: two barrel-shaped with etched decoration, one seashell-shaped, one mother-of-pearl pendant shaped as a fish, another fish-shaped pendant in stone, and others. 33.39 grams total, 15.89-25.69 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Cross
Bronze Age, circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Discoid type with voided cross to centre and radiating openwork struts. 10.72 grams, 39.24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Coral-Coloured Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising mainly oblate beads, restrung. 144 grams, 42 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ram-Shaped Kohl Vessel
Circa 1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Modelled as a stylised ram with stocky body and short legs, exaggerated head with curving horns and large ears, tubular mouth with remains of the applicator closing the opening. 425 grams, 11.4 cm
Private collection Dr Rudolf and Leonora Blum, Zumikon, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
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Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An oval intaglio with a two-line inscription and floral motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.85 grams, 16 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: four columns of cuneiform text; scene with a bowman among trees; nude female facing with hands pressed to her chest; row of fleeing ibexes; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 34.4 grams total, 18.1-34.1 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Holy Land Black-Burnished Spouted Vessel
Early Bronze Age, circa 1800-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a spherical body and a narrow neck with a handle at the rear. 66.6 grams, 76 mm
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s. -
Large Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Plano-convex type with incuse geometric motifs to underside. 15.51 grams, 26.35 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Qaznavid Decorated Bronze Bowl
12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Hemispherical in profile with incised design of concentric rings to the inner face. 205 grams, 15.7 cm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s. -
Amlash Tall Terracotta Jug
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Elongated ovoid body with flat base, a trumpet-shaped neck with flared rim and a handle to the rear. 458 grams, 23 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
