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LOT 1445
Large Western Asiatic Pottery Hanging Storage Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 3/4 in. (2.3 kg, 27.5 cm wide).
Squat and bulbous in profile with a low neck and chamefered rim; four lugs to the shoulder, each pierced vertically for attachment of a cord.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Jewellery Punch
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £140 - 180 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
Skittle-shaped with three figures on the flat face. 8.9 grams, 27 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Broad and squat with lip to the inner edge of the mouth, concentric rings to the centre. 240 grams, 18.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Recumbent Bull with Inlaid Eyes
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Modelled in the round with the legs folded beneath the body, pierced at the rump through the curved tail; sockets at the eyes, each with inlay; bronze mounting rod set into the lower body. 27.1 grams, 45 mm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice.
