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LOT 1685
Holy Land Terracotta Jug
EARLY BRONZE AGE I, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 7/8 in. (475 grams, 15 cm wide).
Wide body with a flattened base and everted mouth, round-section handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a pre 1988 collection, thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Mating Animals
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Conical seal pierced through the body, underside with two copulating quadrupeds. 3.9 grams, 19 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Glass and Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed of mixed beads, including some reused bangle fragments, restrung. 18.7 grams, 35.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
13th-9th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising tanged triangular arrowheads, one with barbed shoulders. 327 grams total, 8.3-14.4 cm
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
One series of arrowheads seems to belong to the category of lanceolate head and rounded shoulders from the category Type V, i.e. triangular arrowheads with rounded or angular midrib. Some other arrowheads seem to be a subcategory of subtype A of Khorasani, but longer.
