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LOT 1379
Holy Land Terracotta Bowl
EARLY BRONZE AGE I, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 5/8 in. (1.46 kg, 27 cm wide).
Piriform body with slightly everted rim and a circumferential band of piecrust decoration below the rim.
ProvenanceEx Hand of the Potter Exhibition, Piccadilly, London, UK, 1990s.
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LOT 1379
Holy Land Terracotta Bowl
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£90 (EUR 104; USD 122) +BP*
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Persian Iron Dragon-Shaped Flint Striker
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With thick looped body and striking face to the outer edge; handle formed in openwork with stylized serpent-head, open mouth with recurved teeth, trident tail with similar, pellet-clusters; engraved and drilled detailing. 297 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired in Christie's, The Longridge Collection, London, UK, 2010 (£1,276.00). Personal collection of a Suffolk lady, UK.
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Western Asiatic Variated Green Stone Cylinder Seal with Cuneiform Inscription
1400-1300 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An unfinished court scene with seated figure in profile wearing a tall headdress facing a kneeling figure with arms bent; lightly incised, with space for cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 16.41 grams, 32 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Assyrian Buff Steatite Cylinder Seal with Trees
Circa 900-700 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Light brown cylinder seal with stylised trees and pellets; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.72 grams, 19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.76.
