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LOT 1229
Very Large Uzbek Bed or Table Cover or curtain
20TH CENTURY A.D.
87 x 81 1/8 in. (1.45 kg, 221 x 206 cm).
Rectangular fabric panel with embroidered floral and geometric motifs, applied borders. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Amlash Pottery Jug with Zoomorphic Handle
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From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Hittite Silvered Bronze Domed Stamp Seal with Hieroglyphs
Circa 1500-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Plano-convex in profile with gusset to the rim; underside: central panel with geometric design, hieroglyphic text to the border; obverse: central tondo with hieroglyphs, beaded ring and geometric border; transverse piercing; an important piece. 13.4 grams, 23 mm
From a London, UK, private collection.
The so-called 'Hittite hieroglyphs' encode texts in the Luwian language of Asia Minor. Hieroglyphic Luwian is a native script, also known as 'Anatolian hieroglyphs', which was used on official or royal seals and a few monumental inscriptions. -
Western Asiatic Glazed Terracotta Fertility Figure
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled in the half-round; D-shaped in section with applied black pigment detailing to hair and midriff; some iridescence. 23.2 grams, 92 mm
Ex private collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
