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LOT 1276
Trans Jordan Terracotta Bowl
EARLY BRONZE AGE I, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 3/4 in. (1.21 kg, 29.5 cm wide).
Of squat profile with rounded rim, two latera; stub handles and band of pointillé ornament below the rim.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva.
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Haematite with a standing naked female facing frontally, a male worshipper wearing long robes and cap, hands raised in prayer, facing a male figure wearing sash and kilt, round cap on head and dagger tied to waist; rectangular panel with three columns of cuneiform text. 7.6 grams, 19 mm
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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Stone Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
A restrung designer necklace composed of cylindrical white stone beads interspersed with oblate lapis lazuli beads and featuring seven unusual collared flattened beads in darker stone. 98 grams, 80 cm
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Paris collection, France. -
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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With frieze of standing figures, fronds, vases, scrolls, birds and other items. 2.13 grams, 15 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.030. London collection, 2016.
