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LOT 1759
Very Large Holy Land Terracotta Pinched Rim Oil Lamp
IRON AGE, LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/4 in. (425 grams, 18.4 cm).
Discoid in plan with flange rim and sidewall pinched to form a nozzle [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent, with collector's reference no.A26.
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Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Geometric Design
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With incuse geometric design of hatching and vesica shapes; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 5.38 grams, 26 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Portrait Gemstone Seal
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Ellipsoidal in plan and plano-convex in section with tondo, incuse profile bust with brow band; chipped. 3.48 grams, 20 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Assyrian Bronze Axehead with Cuneiform Inscription
8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Comprising a barrel-shaped socket with rounded collars and a hole to the rear to accept a mounting peg, a wedge-shaped blade with a stepped neck; incised cuneiform text on both faces of the blade and the socket; votive type. 141 grams, 94 mm
Private collection, acquired on the European art market in 2002. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13206-249182.
The royal inscriptions on weapons were common in Mesopotamia. Our blade, although younger, finds a parallel with an Assyrian cuneiform-inscribed bronze axe blade bearing the name of the Assyrian king Adad-nirari I, dating back to the reign of King Adad-Nirari I (1307-1275 BC) from Assyria, currently on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
