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LOT 1154
Large Western Asiatic Pottery Jar
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
13 1/8 in. (5 kg, 33.5 cm).
Comprising a broad body with slightly flared rim and rounded body tapering to a narrow base; painted multilinear band below the rim with scoops above; repaired.
Provenancewith Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK, 1974.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1154
Large Western Asiatic Pottery Jar
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Central Asian Bronze Animal Roundel
1400-1700 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Discoid mount with low-relief animal design; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Bronze Disk 27 x 27 x 6.5 mm This is a round disk with a 'milled' edge. on the back of which a loop of strip metal is attached. The design on the face consists of a standing horned animal facing a tall slender tree, two crosses, one above the back, one between the legs of the animal, and a row of nine big dots under and behind the animal. This comes from west central Asia and most probably dates to c. 1400-1700 A.D. It is a button, no doubt for a formal garment such as a uniform. It is in very good condition.' 5.02 grams, 27 mm
Ex 'S' collection, 1970s-1990s. Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Western Asiatic Mamluk Style Copper Handled Calligraphic Vessel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Squat and with a low foot, broad carinated mouth; raised rim with brackets supporting a strap handle; dense knotwork and arcaded borders, rosettes and tendrils. 945 grams, 18 cm wide
Private collection, UK. -
Western Asiatic Gilt Bronze Belt Element
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Pentagonal in plan with scooped ogival upper edge, shallow sides and slider-bar to reverse; high-relief decorative motifs of rosette and radiating stems and leaves. 18.25 grams, 43 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
