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LOT 0223
Large Azerbaijan Hasanlu Tepe Pottery Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
14 in. (5.28 kg, 35.5 cm).
Comprising a broad bell-shaped bowl with flat rim attached by a thick trunk with four rows of angled impressions to a tripod base with sturdy curved legs with inner supporting ring and keeled finials.
Provenancewith Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK, 1974.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0223
Large Azerbaijan Hasanlu Tepe Pottery Vessel
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Canaanite Bronze Warrior God Holding Weapons
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Standing on a flanged base with a weapon in each hand, baldric with axe to the shoulder. 196 grams, 15.7 cm
Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s. From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12701-234381. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal with Two Standing Figures
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
Representing a god in short mantle and round cap with upturned brim, holding a mace in his left hand, before him a goddess standing in a horned crown and kaunakes, her hands raised in supplication; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.96 grams, 27 mm
Ex Mr J.K. collection, USA. Acquired from the above, 1997. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12581-232131.
The seals of the First Isin Dynasty were much more varied than those just preceding the Third Dynasty of Ur. Often the chief god - probably Shamash - is standing, and the 'introducing' goddess is facing him, while the worshipper is not pictured. The seals are a mine for the understanding of the old Babylonian costume. The tunic of the female goddess here is made of tufted material that the Greeks called kaunakes, the weave of which imitated the effect of the earlier sheepskin costumes. -
Mesopotamian Clay Fertility Figure
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Stylised detailing to her face and hair, beaded necklace around her neck and small breasts; remains of outstretched arms; shallow U-shaped channel to reverse delineating her buttocks and spine. 225 grams, 11.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.