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LOT 0858
Amlash Decorated Bronze Ring
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (11.13 grams, 25.27 mm overall, 19.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
The discoid bezel displaying a stylised flower head in relief, supported by a quadripartite hoop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Black-Glazed Ewer
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Piriform in shape with flared neck and tapering cylindrical spout; decorative piercing to body, restored. 815 grams, 22 cm
Heavily restored.
Acquired 1960s-1970s. Old stock-number to base. From a UK private collection, 1981. -
Western Asiatic Finely-Painted Ceramic Pitcher
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
The body with convex sidewall and rounded base, trumpet-shaped neck with everted rim, short spout to the shoulder and strap handle to the rear; painted decoration including linear bands and hatched panels. 1.2 kg, 19 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. From a specialist collection of pottery. -
Old Babylonian Clay Cuneiform School Tablet
Circa 1894-1595 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Roughly circular in plan and plano-convex in section, with ruling and text to both faces. 98 grams, 66 mm
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