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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 Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: frieze with rearing gryphons and winged figure; hatched band with roundels; robed figures with arms raised; opposed bulls with angled bodies; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 13 grams total, 13.2-23.5 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Bactrian Carnelian and Agate Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Gently graduating group mainly formed of oblate and irregular beads; restrung. 21 grams, 40 cm long
From E.C; formerly in an old British collection formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Pillow-shaped terracotta tablet with cuneiform text in grid on upper face. 177 grams, 10.20 cm
From the private collection of the late Mr W. Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing information card.
