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LOT 1008
Mesopotamian Alabaster Disc Necklace Bead Group
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
18 in. (38.5 grams, 46 cm long).
Composed of restrung lentoid-section disc beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel with Figures and Birds
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Broad bulbous body with rounded underside, trumpet-shaped neck with carinated chamfered rim, strap handle, curved spout with supporting strap, decorated as beast-head with applied pellet eyes; circumferential painted ornament including figural and animal panel, bird motif and various coloured bands; repaired. 2.4 kg, 26.5 cm
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. Ex private collection. -
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Sumerian Tel Brak Eye Idol Fragment Collection
Circa 3700-3500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Carved from alabaster, marble and schist, each one depicting an almond-shaped eye from an idol. 14.05 grams total, 11-24 mm
Ex collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Accompanied by an old packet including handwritten identification. -
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Bactrian Bifacial Stone Amulet with Bird and Lion
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Rectangular with lentoid cross-section, pierced through the centre; one side with a stylised bird with spread wings; the other side with a standing lion on a hatched background, facing with a voluminous mane. 18.6 grams, 35 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
