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LOT 1482
Very Large Elamite Terracotta Storage Vessel
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
16 in. (5.05 kg, 40.5 cm).
Krater or jar with bell-shaped profile; horizontal painted bands below the rim with undulating upper edge; repaired and restored.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1482
Very Large Elamite Terracotta Storage Vessel
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Hemispherical in section with rolled rim, incised ring to centre and below rim. 220 grams, 17.5 cm
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Elamite Bull-Head Black Seal with Hunting Scene
Susa II, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Carved and polished in the form of a bird (or facing bull's head) with drilled eyes; reverse with incised hunting scene of a central bowman with weapon raised and two gazelles fleeing in opposite directions; with old collector's catalogue slip. 41.9 grams, 66 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Recumbent Bull
1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Carved in the round with its legs tucked underneath the body, stylised head with large almond-shaped eyes and incised details to the muzzle, large hump to the neck. 86 grams, 59 mm
From a collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
