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LOT 1401
Large Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 5/8 in. (760 grams, 27 cm).
Tall bulbous body with flattened base, short trumpet-shaped neck and a single handle to the rear.
ProvenanceFrom an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.
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LOT 1401
Large Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: a limestone seal showing lions and bulls in combat; a hematite seal with a seated deity with an axe, and a standing adorant; a hematite seal with two adorants before a scorpion, another scorpion and another small animal, sun and moon crescent; a black steatite seal with two standing figures and a jumping beast; a chalcedony seal with a man to the right, evil eye, bird and a mountain or a skirt; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 45.28 grams total, 18-29 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.27, 31, 34, 43, 79. -
Amlash Zoomorphic Terracotta Pouring Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bulbous body with a narrow foot, an everted rim and a U-shaped spout, the body with bands of densely arranged herringbone decoration. 437 grams, 18 cm wide
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Legal Text
Circa 2000-1900 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £650
The majority of a pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text on three sides and a cylinder seal impression on the short face. 214 grams, 76 mm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert. Accompanied by an original handwritten slip written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
