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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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LOT 1159
Bronze Age and Other Terracotta Vessel Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Luristan Bronze Kohl Pot with Snakes and Applicator
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Tapering tubular pot with trumpet-shaped mouth, raised collars to neck and base, undulating snake motifs; applicator with handle formed as three radiating lobes. 46 grams, 11.1 cm
From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Pocket Qur'an Manuscript Page Group
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Miniature paper Qur'an, each page with dense Nasta'liq text in black ink with a red double-border and green outer border; decorative title page with floral ornament and liquid gold; several pages of handwritten notes at the end; probably from North Africa. 55 grams, 86 x 86 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Mesopotamian Red Stone Cylinder Seal
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Drum-shaped with frieze of crouching worshippers, each with arms raised and hair worn in a braid behind the head; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 30 grams, 24 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.
