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LOT 1212
Canaanite Net Painted Jar
BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (519 grams, 14 cm wide).
Of biconvex profile formed with a rounded base and flared shoulder, everted rim; applied red-paint trellis design to the shoulder and rim. [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.
Cf. Amiran, R., Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969, p.46, photo 30, for the type.
FootnotesThe jar belongs to the Early Bronze Period I or II of Canaan, in red decoration with net pattern, and it is unusual having an oval cross-section. Many of these jars were found at Tell el-Far'ah.
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Amlash Terracotta Stag Rhyton
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £311
Comprising a slightly tapering tubular body with applied domed rump, four stub legs, angled conical neck, head with crescent horns; trumpet-shaped filer hole to the back with strap handle, incised detailing; restored. 856 grams, 31 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.281z20 dated 16 June 1981. -
Temple Brick Section of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
Circa 604-562 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
A rectangular-section panel with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II, translating as 'King of Babylon provisioner of Esagil and Ezida prime son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon and Ebabbara, the temple of Shamash in Larsa..[...]. 1.05 kg, 21 x 13 cm
Formerly in a private collection since 1980. Acquired from the private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK. Previously the property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a five-page specialist report by James Brenchley. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12315 -215546.
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Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Adad and Lama Goddess
Late 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Haematite with the weather and storm god Adad standing of his symbol animal (the bull), holding in his left hand the lightning-fork, faces the suppliant goddess Lama; inscription: 1: dingir bi/ga ud … mi-lik … / 2: dumu A-bi-zum 'son of Abizum,' / 3: ìr ͩnin-si4-an-na 'servant of Ninsianna' / 4: ù ͩkab-ta 'and Kabta'. 18.4 grams, 28 mm
Ex Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
