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LOT 1270
Neo-Babylonian Banded Agate Duck Weight
CIRCA 800-600 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.6 grams, 14 mm).
Modelled in the round with its head and neck resting along the spine.
ProvenanceEx private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-2000s.
Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
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LOT 1270
Neo-Babylonian Banded Agate Duck Weight
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment for Sale of Items
Circa 21st century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £35
Rectangular section with impressed cuneiform text on three sides. 36 grams, 42 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Islamic Glass Calligraphic Vessel with Inscriptions
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Conical in profile with carinated collar above the waisted foot; iridescent surface; applied band of calligraphic Kufic text within borders; single applied narrow loop handle. 92.3 grams, 93 mm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13375-255455.
Often, the inscriptions on the glass Islamic artworks are in pseudo-Kufic letters, mostly with elements notched or hatched with shallow cuts. Some letters have foliate terminations. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Trefoil Mouth
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bulbous body with flattened base and trefoil mouth, strap handle to the rear and incised circumferential bands on the shoulder. 1.6 kg, 22.4 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.
