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LOT 1239
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar with Horses
IRON AGE, LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 5/8 in. (1.88 kg, 27 cm).
With bulbous body and tapering neck, flared rim; painted circumferential rings and frieze of advancing horses to shoulder.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Hardstone Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Including fusiform, oblate, biconvex and other types in carnelian, agate and other materials. 269 grams total, 7-28 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Pillow-shaped fragment with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one short edge. 48.7 grams, 58 mm
From specialised collection of cuneiform texts, formed in the 1950s-1990s. The property of a London gentleman and housed in London, thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Sassanian Hardstone Stamp Seals
Circa 3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Plano-convex and other types with geometric, avian and other motifs. 25 grams total, 14-27 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
