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LOT 1261
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Recumbent Bull with Inlaid Eyes
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (27.1 grams, 45 mm).
Modelled in the round with the legs folded beneath the body, pierced at the rump through the curved tail; sockets at the eyes, each with inlay; bronze mounting rod set into the lower body.
Provenancewith Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968.
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice.
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LOT 1261
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Recumbent Bull with Inlaid Eyes
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Mesopotamian Steatite Bowl with Animals and Palm Trees
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Drum-shaped steatite vessel with broad flat rim; low-relief frieze to the outer face: dense vegetation panels with hatched treetrunks and fronds, resting quadrupeds, each with the legs folded beneath the body. 5.3 kg, 24.5 cm wide
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13026-246787. -
Western Asiatic Green Glazed Pottery Jug
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Ur III, circa 21st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A large fragment showing columns of neatly impressed cuneiform text; restored. 71 grams, 70 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
