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LOT 0928
Mesopotamian Stone Weight Collection
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
5/8 - 2 1/8 in. (256 grams total, 17-54 mm).
Including tabular, cylindrical, conical and other types, all polished. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Western Asiatic Glass Bottle with Prunts
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Bell-shaped frosted glass vessel with flared neck and flange collar; applied trail detailing to the neck and mouth; applied trails to the shoulder in zigzag above groups of three prunts with blue glass ornament; two circumferential applied trails to the lower body with crenellated band between. 304 grams, 15.5 cm high
Acquired in the 1980s. with Christopher Sheppard, London, UK. Acquired from the above in 2007. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11973-210908. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Flask with Star Design
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Of lentoid form with u-section medial channel incorporating three suspension lugs, short spout with rounded rim, central raised ring to the upper face decorated with a stylised star, the body with concentric roundels. 1.4 kg, 26 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Figures and Gold Pendant Mount
18th-14th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £130
With incuse human figures and a stag in a hunting scene; gold mount with loop. 5.18 grams, 27 mm
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
