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LOT 1417
Eastern Mediterranean Terracotta Handled Vase with Engraved Zig-Zag Panels
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 7/8 in. (1.31 kg, 27.5 cm).
Ovoid body with tall tubular neck with rolled rim, two pierced handles on the shoulder, and a raised collar beneath the neck, the upper body decorated with triangular panels with hatched decoration, and a vertical band of herringbone design beneath one of the handles.
ProvenanceEx Abelita collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1417
Eastern Mediterranean Terracotta Handled Vase with Engraved Zig-Zag Panels
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £333
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Large Bactrian Black Chlorite 'Hand Bag' Ceremonial Weight
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £8,000
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Among the most iconic intercultural style objects are the so-called 'lock' or 'handbag' weights. They have been found in a variety of different colourful stones, such as breccia, chlorite, fossiliferous limestone, calcite and onyx. At the beginning, these objects were probably not weights at all, but were likely badges of high office, carried to indicate authority. Similar objects have been found throughout Mesopotamia, the islands of the Persian Gulf, on the Iranian steppe, and in the Indus Valley. -
Mesopotamian Black Stone Seal with Lion
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Rectangular in profile with carved detailing; obverse with a standing figure in ankle-length robe, bearded head turned; dividing rib beside an advancing lion with mouth open; reverse scene with perching bird and other items; pierced vertically for mounting. 97 grams, 64 mm
Ex the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-1990s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
