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LOT 1712
Amlash Tall Terracotta Jug
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 in. (458 grams, 23 cm).
Elongated ovoid body with flat base, a trumpet-shaped neck with flared rim and a handle to the rear.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Opening Bid: £400
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Western Asiatic Pottery Vase
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Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Foundation Cone
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With domed upper face, conical body; incised vertical lines dividing the surface into segments, with impressed cuneiform text; tip absent. 288 grams, 10.26 cm
From the private collection of the late Mr W. Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card.
Votive cones are one type of royal foundation deposit, objects that were buried in the walls and beneath the floors of important buildings during construction to sanctify the site and to create a historical memory of the ruler and his achievements.
