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LOT 1136
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 in. (355 grams, 21.1 cm).
With broad base and deep sidewall, two parallel circumferential incised lines below the rim; hole to base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Pottery Jug
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a bulbous body with flattened base, funicular neck and mouth, strap handle to the rear. 555 grams, 20 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Assyrian Gypsum Relief with Head of a Bearded Man
704-681 B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Rectangular frieze fragment with low-relief carving of a profile bust with short straight hair confined by a brow-band, segmented curls forming the beard, furrowed brow, one arm extended; handwritten label to rear 'from the Koyunjik palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh and incised legend 'KOUYUNJIK' and 'A'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 530 grams total, 11.6 cm including stand
Allegedly found in the Koyunjik Palace of Sennacherib. Ex property of a gentleman, UK, acquired in the 1970s. Ex private collection, Oxfordshire, UK, 1988. Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 7 December 1994, no.235. Art market, New York. Ex private collection, Tokyo, Japan. Private European collection, 2009. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12880-241660. -
Christian St Simeon Stylites the Younger with Vessels Terracotta Pigrim's Token
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Plano-convex in profile with low-relief image of a nimbate figure flanked by worshippers, holding an orb and cross. 5.43 grams, 24 mm
Ex important Christian collection, 1970s.
