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LOT 1340
Holy Land and Other Terracotta Pottery Group
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 - 12 5/8 in. (16 kg total, 3-32 cm).
Fragments including bulbous jug with strap handles, bowl with ledge handles and other types. [30+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1980-1990s.
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Western Asiatic Ceramic Ibex Rhyton
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
With trumpet-shaped mouth, ibex-shaped finial with curved horns and legs folded beneath the body, spout to the chest; repaired. 803 grams, 30 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.281y94 dated 16 June 1981. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12068-213298. -
Mesopotamian Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Winged Horse
Circa 7th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With intaglio frieze depicting a winged horse with one foreleg raised facing two smaller beasts among trees; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.81 grams, 16 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, before 1988. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Victory
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
The hoop expanding to form an oval bezel, intaglio image of a standing figure holding a staff, a rearing lion behind. 8.14 grams, 24.02 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
