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LOT 1310
Western Asiatic Alabaster Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 3/8 in. (877 grams, 11.3 cm wide).
With slightly domed base and thick sidewall. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Western Asiatic Stone Jeweller's Mould Group
1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Comprising: bifacial soapstone block fragment with incised roundel of a nimbate head with pouring channel, vent and locating hole, reverse similar with roundel of two opposed figures with fronds between, both faces with portions of other designs; larger rectangular block with pouting channel vent and two locating holes, roundel with rosette design. 59 grams total, 29-44 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Pazuzu Head
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £187
Modelled in the round with protruding ears and pinched facial detailing; socket above the head. 7.03 grams, 19 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Mesopotamian White Stone Cylinder Seal with Seated Figures
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £450 - 650 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Drum-shaped with row of seated figures, mainly executed with a drill, framed with a row of pellets; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 30 grams, 25 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.
