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LOT 1159
Bronze Age and Other Terracotta Vessel Group
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 - 6 1/4 in. (780 grams total, 8-16 cm).
Including a squat dipper cup with applied boss to the shoulder, a jar with rounded underside, and other types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Old Assyrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Circa 2000-1750 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
With incised frieze of a seated figure with hand extended to a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, blank panel to the rear. 5.92 grams, 20 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.05. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Stone Pazuzu Head
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Modelled in the round with protruding ears and pinched facial detailing; socket above the head. 7.03 grams, 19 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Akkadian Alabaster Cylinder Seal of Kiruzum (or Hurruzum), Servant of (the Goddess) Ninsianna
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With frieze depicting a throne-room scene, seated king in tiered robe confronted by two robed supplicants with an altar and idol, two columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 42 grams, 38 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12245-222160.