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LOT 1179
Luristan Bronze Kohl Pot
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (60 grams, 78 mm).
Of tapering cylindrical form with everted rim, decoratively notched ribs of alternating breadth to to body.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1993.
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LOT 1179
Luristan Bronze Kohl Pot
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Elamite Silver Flower Pendant
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Opening Bid: £200
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Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. With a London gallery. Property of a London collector; from her family's private collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
In banded agate, rectangular body with stepped graduated finials, two pierced suspension lugs. 37.6 grams, 62 mm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971. -
Neo Babylonian Agate Duck Weight with Engraving
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Modelled as a duck with its head resting along its voluminous back, base engraved with a crescent, dots, lines and triangles. 11.8 grams, 28 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
There are references to keeping ducks in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia from the third millennium B.C. onwards. One of the most common shapes for Near Eastern weights was 'the sleeping duck'. Representation demonstrates that the duck served chiefly as a meat source, even though a certain cultic significance must also be presumed: the crescent here engraved could be connected with the cult of Ishtar.
