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LOT 1064
Large Holy Land Trans-Jordan Terracotta Bowl
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/2 in. (1.6 kg, 24 cm wide).
With wide body and low foot, decorative impressed-point band with four low lugs below the rim, undulating line at the foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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LOT 1064
Large Holy Land Trans-Jordan Terracotta Bowl
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Amlash Type Bronze Spearhead
12th-11th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With heavily ridged and tapered leaf-shaped blade, long slightly flared grooved neck and square-section tapered tang. 223 grams, 31.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the spearhead classification of Khorasani, mainly coming from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Ibex
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With a D-section hoop and a rectangular bezel, intaglio image of a majestic ibex with long curving horns. 5.78 grams, 26.24 mm overall, 22.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Mesopotamian Stone Bull Stamp Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Modelled in the round as a recumbent bull with piriform head, pierced at the shoulder, with abstract drilled design to the underside. 7.1 grams, 27 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
