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LOT 1254
Mesopotamian Alabaster Bowl
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 5/8 in. (1.66 kg, 22 cm diameter).
Conical with a narrow, slightly rounded base; repaired.
ProvenanceAcquired in the early 2000s.
Private collection, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12705-235147.
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LOT 1254
Mesopotamian Alabaster Bowl
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£510 (EUR 592; USD 689) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Double-Well Oil Lamp
Bronze Age, circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two low circular wells with thick everted rims. 213 grams, 13.7 cm
From the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960. -
Holy Land Terracotta Juglet
Bronze Age, circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Spherical body with trumpet-shaped neck and strap handle, painted circumferential band on the body. 12.8 grams, 97 mm
From the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960. -
Hittite Bronze Standard Finial with Animal
Circa 13th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
With a central bar with a semi-circle on either side, surmounted by a flat platform with a stag with large, elaborate horns, standing behind a doe; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 405 grams, 17 cm (922 grams total, 31 cm including stand)
From a private collection, since 1989. Ex West London, UK collection.