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LOT 1505
Holy Land Terracotta Vessel
EARLY BRONZE AGE I, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 in. (200 grams, 10.4 cm high).
Bulbous body with a flattened base and tubular neck with everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a pre 1988 collection, thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Gold Flower-Shaped Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Formed as a six-petalled flower with two loops on the reverse, each petal formed as a cell to accept an inlay. 0.40 grams, 10 mm
Ex private British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Carved in the round to take advantage of the banded colouration, pierced vertically through the rump, with eye and ribbed horn detailing. 8.66 grams, 40 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone and Etched Hebrew Prayer
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a flat-section hoop with fluted shoulders, oval bezel set with a carnelian intaglio bearing a three-line inscription referring to the Prophet Ezekiel. 11.17 grams, 28.34 mm overall, 21.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
