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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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Trans Jordan Terracotta Bowl
Early Bronze Age I, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Of squat profile with slightly chamfered rim. 1.06 kg, 21.5 cm wide
From an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva. -
Sassanian Cut Glass Cup
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Conical opaque glass with decorative wheel-cut facets. 150 grams, 11.8 cm wide
From the estate of a late gentleman, 1988. Ex UK collection. -
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Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Duck Weight with Engraved Figure
Circa 8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
The animal carved with its head and neck resting along its back; stylised figure with crescent horns or headdress engraved to base; pierced for suspension. 5.07 grams, 21 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK.
A corpus of similar pieces was found by Italian archaeologists in the city of Karkemish. They were produced and in use in the Iron Age I-III (i.e. from ca. 1190 B.C., date of the collapse of the Hittite Empire and the rise of the “Great Kings” of Karkemish, to 605 B.C., date of the “battle of Karkemish”, when the Babylonian army conquered the city.
