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LOT 1296
Sumerian Calcite Vessel
LATE 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (225 grams, 75 mm high).
Tubular in section with flared base and gently flared flat rim; old collector's label '5207-13' to underside.
Provenancewith Henry Anavian, Summer Gallery, New York, USA.
with Arte Primitivo, New York, USA, 5 December 2025, no.681.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Old Babylonian Cuneiform School Exercise Tablet
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Domed tablet with impressed text on the upper face. 80.82 grams, 63 mm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert. Accompanied by an original handwritten slip written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Statuette of a Kneeling Priest
Late 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
Modelled as a kneeling priest wearing a knee-length kilt, the long hair combed back from the face and extending down the back, arms bent, and fists clenched, resting on the belt, recessed to the underside. 359 grams, 83 mm
Ex London family collection, since the 1970s. Accompanied by a report of metallurgical analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13313-258236.
This powerful figure was probably lost-wax cast in arsenical copper, as were many Near Eastern bronzes of the 3rd millennium. He is muscular with broad shoulders, a strong chest and a well-toned, rippling abdomen. The pleated long garment is typical of the Mesopotamian men. Very interesting is his praying gesture, which is typical of the statuette of Ur culture. -
Western Asiatic Limestone Jar
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Indurate limestone vessel with squat profile, broad flat base, carinated shoulder and broad rounded rim. 405 grams, 88 mm wide
From a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 1990s.
