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LOT 1386
Mesopotamian Pink Stone Bowl
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 7/8 in. (2.03 kg, 22.5 cm wide).
Conical in profile with flattened round base.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s.
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Sumerian Black Stone Face Amulet
Uruk/Jemdet Nasr Period, circa 3500-2900 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
Carved in the half-round with large eyes and ears; drilled depression above the head and beneath the chin. 4.6 grams, 19 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz. -
Mesopotamian Pink Stone Bowl
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Conical in profile with flattened round base. 2.03 kg, 22.5 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s. -
Luristan Bronze Dagger Blade
800-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With a triangular blade fitted with three fullers, with a handle cast onto the blade, showing three fastening holes. 72 grams, 20 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
These weapons belong to the Early Median and Achaemenid Period. The blades were often inserted inside an openwork scabbard, cast with the lost wax process, while the handle was instead cast onto the blade.
