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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.

Including frog, perching bird, zebu and other types. 4.31 grams total, 10-19 mm



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

Rectangular in plan with a handle carved to represent a beast standing in repose; underside with lightly-incised combat scene; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.37 grams, 23 mm



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

Featuring a tubular, ridged centre bead with triangular granulated projection above and below. 0.48 grams, 11 mm



From a late Japanese gentleman's collection, formed 1970s-2010. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.

Discoid in plan with incuse ibex in profile with the legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.62 grams, 16 mm



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

Restrung designer necklace of three strands connected by a median vertical column; comprising mainly gold tubular beads with ribbing to the outer face, polyhedral carnelian beads, irregular green glass beads, square-section lapis lazuli beads and other types; the lower node a larger polyhedral lapis lazuli bead with a loop of barrel-shaped gold beads and other types. 78 grams, 57 cm



Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.

Including a tongue-shaped panel with hatched design and loop above, dome with basketwork design and other types. 3.45 grams total, 10-15 mm



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

Broad and shallow with a squared rim and basal ring; quatrefoil design with floral detailing; signed to underside. 1.14 kg, 28.5 cm wide



From an old Sussex Middle Eastern and Oriental collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.