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LOT 1360
Amlash Pottery Pouring Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/8 in. (391 grams, 15.5 cm).
Fusiform in profile with deep spout to the rim; two lateral strap handles.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Oval in plan with tapering drilled central socket. 360 grams, 81 mm
Ex private collection, Contessa L.G., since the 1980s. Private collection, acquired in 1999. -
Syro-Hititte Bronze Idol
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Slender columnar body with bulbous head, right arm extended with spike or dagger in the hand, left arm bent with hand on hip. 17.6 grams, 73 mm
Previously the property of an Islington, London, UK, dealer. From a London, UK, private collector since circa 1990. -
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Fragmentary section of a tablet with impressed characters; repaired. 123 grams, 81 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
