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LOT 1740
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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Achaemenid Elaborate Gold Earring
Circa 5th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Crescent plaque with granulated inner borders and radiating triangles of granulation surrounded by a band of nineteen spheres, representing pomegranates, each with a filigree collar above and below, the outer band consisting of smaller spheres with a granulated pyramidal finial, at the centre a teardrop-shaped garnet cabochon set in a cell with a granulated border flanked by spirals. 13.55 grams, 51 mm
Ex David Lindhal, London, UK, in the 1990s. From a privately held London, UK, collection from the 1980s-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13267-253966.
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Neo-Babylonian Reused Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Lamassu
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Plano-convex type with lamassu motif; lateral edges chipped. 8.62 grams, 20.36 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of slender oval beads and with eight poppy seed-shaped beads; restrung. 19.6 grams, 56 cm
Ex London, UK, art market 1990s.
