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LOT 0170
Sumerian Anthropomorphic Terracotta Jar
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (104 grams, 10.7 cm high).
Piriform bodied with loop handles displaying circular 'eyes', breasts below, incised herringbone ornament to the body.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.
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LOT 0170
Sumerian Anthropomorphic Terracotta Jar
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Sumerian Limestone Cylinder Seal
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Depicting a figure wearing a radiate crown grappling with animals, six-armed star in the field; drilled vertically for suspension; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 31.8 grams, 45 mm
Acquired 1980-1990s. Ex West Country, UK, collection. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology. -
Holy Land Terracotta Jar
EB I, circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Of carinated form with broad everted rim and everted foot. 120 grams, 77 mm high
From an important specialist collection formed in London, UK, before 1988. -
Western Asiatic Gilt Bronze Horse Padlock
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
In the form of a stylised horse, the body and tail with gilded line detailing; hollow, the mechanism not present. 20.2 grams, 46 mm
UK art market, acquired prior to 1985.
Likely Ilkhanid or Timurid dynasty.
