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LOT 1245
Large Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 3/8 in. (965 grams, 23.8 cm).
Bulbous body with a raised band beneath the tubular neck, two pierced lug handles on the shoulder.
ProvenanceFrom an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.
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17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With a thick looped body and striking face to the outer edge; handle formed in openwork with stylised serpent-head, open mouth with recurved teeth, trident tail with similar pellet clusters; engraved and drilled detailing. 297 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired Christie's, The Longridge Collection, London, UK, 2010 (£1,276.00). Personal collection of a Suffolk lady, UK.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Head
Circa 1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Tongue-shaped panel with integrally-moulded facing female bust, hair in radiating braids, transverse headband, lateral plaits, exaggerated lentoid eyes; plain to reverse. 17.7 grams, 42 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A82. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Collection
Bronze Age, 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £124
Mixed group of items, including arrowheads, a dagger blade, a beast-headed implement, a medical spoon and others. 192 grams total, 6.4-19.1 cm
Acquiredon the London, UK, art market, 1990s onwards.
