Holy Land Terracotta Flagon

Drum-shaped with addorsed grotesque masks beneath a sturdy loop. 14 grams, 23.5 mm



From a collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1980s.

Composed of two hemispheres connected with a double filigree band, each hemisphere with four projecting bosses surmounted by granules. 0.44 grams, 8 mm



Ex late Japanese private collection, 1970-2010. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.

Openwork seal with a loop on the reverse, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 50.5 x 49 16 mm. This is round with scalloped outer edge. The face is flat, as is the back, on which is mounted a handle of inverted U-shape. The design, which is both compartmented and open-work, consists of central cross with curving arms with struts between the arms to the outer band with scalloped outer rim. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-200 B.C. There is incrustation on the surface, and the outer rim is slightly dented, but generally the pieve is in good condition.' 26.7 grams, 50 mm



Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered U-22, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.