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LOT 1234
Trans Jordan Terracotta Jar
EARLY BRONZE AGE I, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 1/2 in. (1.76 kg, 27 cm wide).
Biconvex globular body with broad neck, everted rim, two ledge handles below the equator; rim chipped.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva.
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Substantial ring with D-section hoop, tiered bezel with inset 4th-5th century A.D. carnelian gemstone, intaglio of a gryphon in flight. 15.87 grams, 33.98 mm overall, 18.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired from a New York private collection, in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue information page. -
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Animal
Circa 2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With a wide hoop supporting a lentoid bezel, intaglio design of a running quadruped with long ear or horn projecting from the head and legs spread out beneath the body. 2.94 grams, 20.18 mm overall, 18.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Large Akkadian Inscribed Cylinder Seal with Contest Scenes
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Green serpentine with two contest scenes between beast-men and rearing animals, three columns of cuneiform text. 22.8 grams, 30 mm
From the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
