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LOT 1013
Holy Land Dipper Cup
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (145 grams, 10.2 cm).
A round bottomed Bronze Age cup with strap handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Miniature Tel Brak Marble Eye Idol
Circa 3100-3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £264
A miniature marble 'eye' idol composed of a squat, carinated body and two piercings to the head. 2.92 grams, 18 mm
Fine condition, repaired.
Acquired 1960-2010. Old French collection of Dr Delattre, who collected principally prehistoric objects but also ancient bronzes, natural history and curiosity around the world. Property of a French collector. -
Neo-Sumerian Alabaster Kohl Pot with Lions
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
An alabaster kohl jar composed of a bulbous body with broad everted rim; two naturalistically engraved recumbent lions in low relief to the equator. 29.4 grams, 35 mm wide
Fine condition.
From a collection formed pre 1988. London and Geneva collection, thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a previous typed catalogue page.
Numerous stone kohl containers have been discovered at the temple of the goddess Inanna. The close association between her cult and the kohl jar is based on the literature recording the attractive black eyes of Inanna after she painted them with kohl. Inanna was one of the principal deities worshipped in ancient Mesopotamia. -
Western Asiatic Inscribed Gemstone
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
A discoid carnelian gemstone, bearing calligraphic Arabic script to one face. 4.5 grams, 25 mm
Acquired before the early 1970s. Ex London, UK, gallery. Property of a London gentleman.
