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LOT 1175
Mesopotamian Stone Vase
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (440 grams, 11 cm high).
Tubular in section with broad base and gently flared profile.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Comprising beads of various shapes and sizes, including some granulated examples. 9.82 grams total, 7-13 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Amlash Terracotta Vessel
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £864
Of zoomorphic form, with a globular body, u-section spout and loop handle to the rear. 846 grams, 30 cm wide
Acquired before 1978. Private collection, UK. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N125e39 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12703-235149. -
Sumerian Bone Face Mask
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £936
D-shaped in plan and plano-convex in section with large ellipsoid voids for the eyes, high-relief facial features. 50 grams, 59 mm
Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
