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LOT 0237
Dalma Tepe Terracotta Vessel with Zigzag Pattern
CIRCA 5000–4500 B.C.
6 in. (173 grams, 15 cm).
Broad bowl with applied rouletting to the outer face, painted geometric design to the inner face.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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Large South Arabian Bronze Horse
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £18,200
Modelled in the round as a figure of a horse standing in static pose with ears pricked, stiff mane, open mouth; the eyes hollow to form sockets for inlay; to the spine, an integral saddlecloth with crenellated lower edges and triangular stud for attachment of a rider figure; one rear leg repaired. 1.1 kg, 19.5 cm
Previously in the private collection of Mr François Antonovich (1934-2023). Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue page and details and photographs of François Antonovich. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12417-225442.
The stiff mane and stocky stature of the model recall the type of animal found on the steppe, known as 'Przewalski's horse'. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
With a tongue-shaped handle placed perpendicular to the oval body; separately made intaglio with geometric motifs. 9.95 grams, 19 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. -
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Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Pictographic Tablet
Uruk III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Pillow-shaped tablet with impressed segmentation to both broad faces, incised pictographs and groups of impressed roundels, hatched blocks and other notations; repaired. 383 grams, 12.5 cm
From an important collection of a London gentleman, 1980-2000s.
