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LOT 1165
Amlash Pottery Jug with Zoomorphic Handle
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 1/2 in. (756 grams, 26.8 cm).
Comprising a tall conical body and broad base with funicular mouth and loop handle.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Polished Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Donut-shaped, oblate in profile and drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft. 556 grams, 80 mm
From the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Mesopotamian Pink Stone Bowl
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Conical in profile with flattened round base. 2.03 kg, 22.5 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s. -
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Sun-Whorl
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Discoid stamp seal with segmented face; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze. 39x39x12 mm. This is round with flat compartmented face and flat back on which is mounted a broad handle of inverted U-shape. The design consists of a central circle from which eight curving bands spread to the edge, creating a whorl, the bands being hatched. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is in very good condition and the hatching on the base of the compartments is unusual.' 24.5 grams, 39 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.
