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LOT 1623
Neo-Babylonian Engraved Alabaster Duck Weight
700-600 B.C.
3/4 in. (2.17 grams, 18 mm).
Carved in the round with wheel-cut geometric design to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1623
Neo-Babylonian Engraved Alabaster Duck Weight
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Neo-Babylonian Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Figure
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Tongue-shaped type, lentoid in section with wheel-cut figure to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.02 grams, 21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl with Painted Interior
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hemispherical body on a basal ring, painted concentric horizontal lines to the inner face. 847 grams, 23 cm wide
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel Collection
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: shallow dish with knop handle to the centre; spouted jar with loop handle; squat jar with trumpet-shaped mouth and rounded underside. 698 grams total, 12.4-14.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
