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LOT 1329
Bactrian Alabaster Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 7/8 in. (847 grams, 15 cm).
Conical in profile with disc base, flared sidewall tapering to a narrow rim.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1329
Bactrian Alabaster Vessel
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Proto-Sumerian Pictographic Tablet
Uruk III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Tongue-shaped plaque, lentoid in section with segmented layout to each face, impressed pellets and geometric figures; supplied with a display stand. 155 grams, 10.3 cm (251 grams total, 11.2 cm high including stand)
From an important collection formed before 1988. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s. Ex J.L. collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12418-226307. -
Western Asiatic Amethyst Scaraboid
1st millennium BC.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With conical upper face, underside with border enclosing an incuse palm tree with monkeys climbing up the trunk. 2.07 grams, 15 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1969-1999. -
Ziwiye Ceramic Vessel
8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Biconvex in profile with trumpet-shaped mouth, petal detailing to shoulder. 695 grams, 19 cm
Private collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965–2020.
