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Disc bezel with incuse profile stag advancing on a baseline, wreath in the field. 2.61 grams, 22.30 mm overall, 19.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)



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

Columnar in profile with moulded collar, carinated shoulder and foot. 9.93 grams, 42 mm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.

Plano-convex type with incuse lon resting with forelegs extended, crescent beneath and star above; legend to the upper border; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.3 grams, 15 mm



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

Drum-shaped vessel with four integral loops surrounding the base, high shoulder and a narrow tubular neck; decorated with rows of pellets. 347 grams, 93 mm wide



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.

Fragment of a fertility figure with applied breasts, hair, mouth and eyes; nose absent. 33.9 grams, 58 mm



Acquired from John L. Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1991. Accompanied by the original receipt dated 28 September 1991.

D-shaped in profile with central piercing, incuse regardant bird to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.58 grams, 10.7 mm



Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.

Hemispherical body with inturned rim, broad scooped pouring lip, small loop handle to the rear. 380 grams, 22 cm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising: terracotta kneeling figure wearing an apron; moulded standing figure wearing a floor-length robe, hands placed flat on the abdomen. 64 grams total, 61-73 mm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.

Ellipsoid type with engraved stylised arabic inscription, drilled longitudinally. 6.4 grams, 24 mm



London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.

Plano-convex tpe with crouching gryphon motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.48 grams, 11 mm



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

Bulbous body with four stub legs, tall neck and internal strainer, tall scooped edge to the rim, loop handle to the rear; body and neck painted with geometric motifs, red paint on the base and legs. 1.16 kg, 32.3 cm



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

Artefacts from Amlash date from the late second millennium B.C. through to the Partho-Sasanian period, with most dated to the 9th and 8th centuries B.C. Zoomorphic drinking or ritual vessels are abundant in Amlash pottery and usually feature depictions of animals common to that region. Such vessels have been recovered across Mesopotamia and Anatolia, and they were known as Bibru. They were produced as ceremonial drinking vessels, dedicated to specific deities, but they might also have served as drinking vessels for the social elite and royal family members.

Including rectangular, scaraboid and other types with geometric and figural designs. 17.2 grams total, 13-24 mm



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