Loading, please wait...
LOT 0933
Holy Land Terracotta Jar
EB I, CIRCA 3000 B.C.
3 in. (120 grams, 77 mm high).
Of carinated form with broad everted rim and everted foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important specialist collection formed in London, UK, before 1988.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Western Asiatic Black-Glazed Ewer
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Piriform in shape with flared neck and tapering cylindrical spout; decorative piercing to body, restored. 815 grams, 22 cm
Heavily restored.
Acquired 1960s-1970s. Old stock-number to base. From a UK private collection, 1981. -
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed mainly of restrung with a central cylindrical agate bead with later cream-coloured shell(?) Heidhi style beads punctuated by clusters of black beads. 14.5 grams, 58 cm long
Fine condition.
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. -
South Arabian Bronze Bowl with Mythical Animals
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,850
Hemispherical in form, repoussé interior displaying graduated concentric registers of stylised and mythical animals within tessellating cartouches; a low relief mesomphalos decorated with rosette at centre; geometric ornament around the rim. 232 grams, 14 cm
Ex Saleh family collection, Germany, 1972. with Bonhams, New Bond Street, 24 October 2012, lot 279. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202176.
