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LOT 1111
Massive Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
15 1/4 in. (12.35 kg, 39 cm).
With carinated profile, rounded underside and basal ring; scooped shoulder and flared rim to the mouth with stepped contour, rim chipped.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Mainly bicones, spheres and oblate shapes. 280 grams total, 6-34 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Group with Administrative Tablet and a King Šu-Sin Tax Text
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Group of two pillow-shaped ceramic tablets both with cuneiform text to one broad face, one edge and part of the reverse, one an Ur III text from the reign of Šu-Sin related to a tax of the Ur kingdom. 77 grams total, 44-45 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. European private collection. -
Luristan Bronze Dress Pin Collection
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including mushroom-head type, poppy-head type with piercing, and other types. 113 grams total, 16-17.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
