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Comprising a broad shallow bowl with carination, supported by a sturdy shank on a conical base. 5.1 kg, 30.2 cm



Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

A carved D-section male head with a triangular nose and a shallow eye-socket, mounted on a custom-made stand. 7.3 kg total, 28 cm including stand

Fine condition, chipped.

Ex property of a North London gentleman; formerly in a West German collection, Cologne.

With incuse star and tree design. 1.55 grams, 15.24 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

A small pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform text on both sides. 29.7 grams, 44 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Circular intaglio with narrow base, upper face with densely arranged inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.61 grams, 20 mm



Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.

Composed of large oval-shaped feature beads interspersed with cylindrical beads and granulated metal collars; restrung. 42 grams, 49 cm



Ex London, UK, art market 1990s.

A mixed group of artefacts, including a stylus, the bowl of a spoon, a domed mount, and others. 65 grams total, 20.4-70.3 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Bulbous body and short neck with everted rim. 170 grams, 11.6 cm



Acquired from Ancient Art, London, UK. From the collection of a Nottingham, UK, collector, established from the early 2000s. Accompanied by the original Ancient Art certificate of authenticity.

Frieze depicting a standing figure with knife in one hand and the other gripping the foreleg of a rearing ibex; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.45 grams, 21.8 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

An oval gem engraved with two lines of calligraphic text, set in a silver mount with a post. 6.21 grams, 22.07 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib and a tapering round socket. 128 grams, 27.2 cm



Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

The spear, belonging to type 3 of the Khorasani classification, was used by chariot fighters to strike each other or the enemy infantry from above. Similar specimens with longer sockets were excavated by Negahban in the Amlash area. According to Moorey, sockets as long, if not longer than the blade, are a characteristic of spearheads in the late 2nd and early 1st millennium B.C. A similar spearhead from the Tappeh Sialk has been dated to the 9th-7th century B.C.

Composed of mixed beads, including a drop-shaped pendant, restrung. 27.9 grams, 33 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.