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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 Stone Jewellery Mould
Circa 10th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rectangular in plan with vent and pouring channel to the reverse, incuse rosette pattern to obverse. 49 grams, 37 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
Intended for one-piece casting for small jewellery components. -
Mesopotamian Cream Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With slightly carinated equator to the globular body and tubular shaft. 417 grams, 96 mm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Stylus
Late 1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a barrel-shaped facetted socket with a rivetted lug to the rear, the body extending to a tapering nib with a sharp point. 17.8 grams, 84 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
