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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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Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a large quantity of beads in various shapes and sizes in glass, stone, coral and lapis lazuli, including some large feature beads. 186 grams total, 2-23 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Late Babylonian Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Circa 900-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
The scene in a single register presenting a seated figure, possibly a deity, with a raised arm, a worshipper before him with one raised arm; a crouching horned quadruped behind the worshipper, a winged figure above; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 5.69 grams, 22 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
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Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II
Circa 1450 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £15,600
A high-status green chalcedony seal with frieze depicting a seated figure in horned headdress facing a standing figure with arms outstretched, small monkey to the legs; six columns of Akkadian cuneiform text transliterated as: 1. ki-di-nu UGULA KUŠ-MEŠ 2. GAL šà tan-dru-hu- 3. ra-te-er EŠŠANA šu-ši 4. u an-za-an ARAD 5. šà dha-te-ri-iš 6. šak(?) ì-lí-šu 'Kidinu, chief overseer of the equerries(?) of Tan-Ruhurater, King of Susa and Anzan, servant of Haterishshak, his god'. The seal's owner was an official of King Tan-Ruhurater II (circa 1450 B.C.), king of Susa and Anzan. The title used to describe Kidinu is sometimes translated 'high official', elsewhere 'horse groom' or 'animal trainer'; the Elamite deity Haterish is otherwise unknown. 23.8 grams, 39 mm
From a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection. 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 specialist academic report dated June 2017. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12122-215563.
