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LOT 1330
Chalcolithic Fertility Figure
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (88 grams, 82 mm high).
Formed as a seated female with pinched facial features, applied collar, arms bent and hands on the hips, flared skirt with separately moulded legs protruding; repaired.
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Western Asiatic Limestone Mortar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With short columnar base and bulbous upper body, broad rim with pouring lip. 4.85 kg, 13 cm
From 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.
The later (2nd -3rd century A.D.) Rabbinic tradition emphasised the difference between the permanent mortar (makhtesh kevua) and the movable one (makhtesh metaltelet), with the first being automatically sold with the house, but the second sold only if expressly stated by the vendor. This form of movable mortar was common in the Levant throughout the second half of the 1st millennium B.C. -
Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a broad squat bowl with inturned rim supported by three curved stems radiating from a low domed base. 1.57 kg, 21 cm high
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Amlash Terracotta Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Of zoomorphic form, with a globular body, u-section spout and handle with figurative animal design. 545 grams, 26.5 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. From a specialist collection of pottery.
Likely representing a wading bird.
