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LOT 1221
Parthian Glazed Terracotta Fertility Figure
2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (47 grams, 84 mm).
Modelled in the round in floor-length robed with hands placed flat on the abdomen, tiered collar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Bactrian Silver Pyxis with Beasts
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Hollow-formed and drum-shaped with rounded rim; the sidewall with low-relief motifs of beasts and vegetation; underside pierced. 32.3 grams, 32 mm
Acquired before 1990. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Jug
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a broad tubular neck with carination at the junction with the squat body, strap handle with spur to the upper edge. 730 grams, 18.4 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Stylised Four-Winged God
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Formed as three vertical bars joined near the base; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 54 x 48 x 26mm This bears the shape of the design, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted a handle of angular shape with rounded top. The piece has roughly three parallel vertical segments, which join in the middle, the whole being surrounded by a rim. Each segment has a row of dots in it: four in the two outer segments, six in the middle one, which is longer. This comes from western central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is extremely rare for its design, which may be understood as a stylized depiction of a standing four-winged god, but this is not completely certain.The piece is generally in good condition, but is a little bent.' 25 grams, 53 mm
Ex S collection, deceased, London, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by an original scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
