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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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Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Group
1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including liturgical spoons and other items. 247 grams total, 4.6-22.8 cm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Large Mesopotamian Stone Stamp Seal with Lamassu
Circa 2000 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Plano-convex in section with broad face, incuse profile image of a lamassu (winged bull with a human head) with pellets and objects in the field. 70 grams, 59 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bronze Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Including gladiator figurine, model stag, petronel, barrel-shaped bead and other items. 287 grams total, 27-85 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.