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LOT 0888
Luristan Vessel Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 - 6 7/8 in. (551 grams total, 11.5 - 17.5 cm).
A group of two copper-alloy vessels or vessel components: a shallow bowl with wedge-shaped handle; a hemispherical bowl or lid with truncated conical terminal or foot. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK collection since the 1990s.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Mesopotamian Shell Beads
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A restrung group of discoid shell beads. 123 grams, 62 cm long
Acquired 1980s-1990s. H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK. -
Western Asiatic Trans Jordan Redware Burnished Jar
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
An early Bronze Age terracotta jar with flat base and rounded upper body, two ledge handles to the equator, broad neck with band of impressed dots beneath the rim. 378 grams, 14 cm high
Acquired 1970s. From an important deceased family collection by descent. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cow Suckling Calf Statuette
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
A free-standing stone figure of a horned cow suckling a calf, modelled in the round and using openwork technique, the cow's head turned to face the calf suckling at its underbelly, a fierce expression on its face, tail forming a loop; stylised anatomical detailing and recessed eye to both creatures; tail repaired. 447 grams, 13.5 cm wide
Acquired before 1980. Ex Richmond family collection. Thence by descent.
Alternatively, this piece may represent a hound or wolf attacking a cow's soft underbelly.
