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LOT 1240
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (250 grams, 83 mm).
Squat in profile with tapering sidewall, four radiating vertical straps with lobes.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Inscribed Bronze Ring Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising three rings with slender hoops and bezels with incised inscription. 6.06 grams total, 18-23 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Syro-Hittite Steatite Container with Engraved Pairs of Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Rectangular tray with segmented upper face, each sidewall with incuse scene of two opposed animals (horses, goats), one with a human figure interposed. 820 grams, 10.9 cm
Private collection. Acquired in 2001. Private collection, Europe. -
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.
