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LOT 0982
Bactrian Alabaster Offering Cup
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (1.68 kg, 13 cm high).
A spool-shaped alabaster offering cup with shallow bowl, veins in the stone.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Copper Bracelet with Animal Terminals
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A copper zoomorphic bracelet with round-section penannular hoop, terminals formed as opposed animal heads, possibly rams with curled horns, with remains of facial detailing. 33.5 grams, 71 mm
Acquired before the early 1970s. Ex London, UK, gallery. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Trans-Tigridian Cylinder Seal
Circa 25th-23rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
A shell cylinder seal with scenes in two registers; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of fossil shell, 45 x 17 mm. Two registers: above two seated figures drinking beer from a pot through straw, palm tree terminal. Below: contest scene of hero, two domestic quadrupeds and two lions. trans-Tigridian, c.2500-2300 B.C. Condition fair.' 23.4 grams, 45 mm
From an important family collection. 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. Accompanied by a typed and signed note by Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
'Trans-Tigridian' in this context means 'from across the River Tigris', i.e. from the region between the Tigris and the Zagros mountains, between the Iranian highlands and Mesopotamia. -
Holy Land Terracotta Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A carinated terracotta bowl with integral foot. 950 grams, 13 cm high
Acquired before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
