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LOT 0234
Anatolian Alabaster Eye Idol Weight Susiane
2800-2500 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (26.4 grams, 39 mm).
With a rounded body and two looped eyes.
ProvenanceAcquired in Switzerland, 2002.
Private collection, Europe.
Cf. De Rochesnard, Album des Poids Antiques I, p.73.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
400-200 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Broad base and tapering stem with ellipsoid lateral slots, poppy-head bowl with lateral slits and applied ribs to the rim. 533 grams, 18 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Greek and Other Terracotta Fragment Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including painted vase fragments, pierced shell, terracotta animal figure, ceramic tile and other items. 1.6 kg total, 1.5-10.8 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Luristan Bronze Dagger Blade
Circa 1000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With lentoid section blade tapering to a point; the hilt hollowed both sides to accept an organic handle. 70 grams, 27.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The dirk belongs to type I of the Medveskaya classification. This type of weapon is very common among daggers and dirks attributed to Luristan. According to Moorey, the typology was used in Western Iran at least from 13th century B.C. and remained in use at least until the late 9th century B.C.
