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LOT 1626
Large Luristan Ribbed Terracotta Storage Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 5/8 in. (1.05 kg, 22.1 cm).
Wide body with angled shoulder, the lower body with raised vertical ribs, with small bosses above the shoulder, tubular neck with a rolled rim.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Sumerian Green Stone Eye Idol
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Carved in the round as a rectangular block with a slit to the upper edge, vertical spike with two annulet 'eyes'; pierced for suspension. 13.2 grams, 41 mm
with M. Petropoulos, Zurich, early 1990s. with Rhéa gallery. Private collection, acquired in 1999. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12897-241753.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Bactrian Decorated Stone Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Shallow body and a low foot, the inside with two carved decorative bands, the lower band consisting of arches with hatching, the upper band with similar intersecting motifs. 291 grams, 13 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
