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LOT 1295
Holy Land Terracotta Footed Bowl
BRONZE AGE, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 3/4 in. (653 grams, 19.7 cm).
With steep walls and a low flaring foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1295
Holy Land Terracotta Footed Bowl
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Pendant in Decorative Gold Setting
Circa 900-600 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Polished plano-convex crystal gem in sheet gold cell with two bands of herringbone braid to the sidewall and five more to the loop, applied granules at the junction with the cell. 15.43 grams, 34 mm
From a North American gentleman's collection, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13373-259034.
Rock crystal beads were found in Tomb I of the Assyrian Princess in Nimrod. In the same graves were found crouching monkeys, recumbent bulls, seals depicting a nude Ishtar and other seals, all carved from rock crystal. -
Western Asiatic Glass Gemstone with Calligraphic Inscription
18th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Domed bead with longitudinal piercing and an inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.62 grams, 14 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid and Bird Seal Group
1st millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a scaraboid in cream stone with hatching on the underside; a black stone seal formed as a stylised bird with its neck resting along the spine, hatched wings and underside; a small black seal pierced through the central ridge, linear motifs on the underside; a pale stone seal with slightly domed upper face, underside with stylised animal(?) motifs. 10.28 grams total, 11-26 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
