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LOT 1106
Canaanite Terracotta Lamp Fragment Group
CIRCA 1550-1200 B.C.
3 - 3 1/2 in. (323 grams total, 75-88 mm).
Comprising wheel-made buff clay oil lamps with classic 'pinched' nozzle and rounded bottoms; repaired. [6+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Bussiere & Rivel, Lampes Antiques de Méditerranée, Oxford, 2012, p. 52, nos.3-4.
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Mesopotamian Terracotta Pouring Vessel
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Formed as a pouring vessel with carinated body and short cylindrical spout, neck decorated with three concentric bands of pricked dots, incised bands below, combed chevrons to the equator featuring three raised knops to the rear. 438 grams, 11.8 cm wide
Acquired in Europe before 1990. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Spindle Whorl on Distaff
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Distaff with spiral slot to the thicker end, separate domed whorl and tapering shank. 60 grams, 32 cm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Spindle whorls are one of the most durable traces of textile craft in the archaeological record. They can be found in copious quantities and diverse types. Whorls in the shape of discs, cylinders and cones of clay, bone, stone and other more precious materials are widespread in all areas and periods, evidencing the skills of craftswomen engaged in textile production. -
Judaeo-Phoenician Stone Weight Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Comprising: two biconical weights, one in haematite, the other in grey stone; a haematite weight composed of two adjoining biconical bodies. 12.7 grams total, 19-33 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
