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LOT 1339
Luristan Terracotta Jar with Bird Feet and Spout
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 5/8 in. (626 grams, 19.5 cm high).
Comprising a tall piriform body with small feet radiating from the base, narrow u-section spout representative of a bird's head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s onwards.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1339
Luristan Terracotta Jar with Bird Feet and Spout
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Achaemenid Tinned Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Of low profile with raised central boss. 106 grams, 13.3 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
18th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £56
Including triangular, leaf-shaped, barbed, paddle-shaped arrowheads with a flat, comparatively wide mid-rib, and others. 205 grams total, 37-93 mm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet for the Disbursement of Grain
Circa 2000-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces. 20.9 grams, 35 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. 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 early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
