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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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Large Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Bull
Circa 10th century B.C.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Modelled in the round with slender elongated trunk, thick neck and prominent horns, vestigial ears below; Anatolian workmanship. 1.32 kg, 19.2 cm
with Christie's, New York, 8 June 2001, no.363. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12414-226675. -
Western Asiatic Decorated White-Glazed Bowl
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Part-glazed hemispherical bowl with deep basal ring, iridescent glaze with painted petals to the rim over low-relief palmette motifs, with old inked label with stock number 'CR 336'. 327 grams, 16 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Mesopotamian Red Stone Cylinder Seal
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Drum-shaped with frieze of crouching worshippers, each with arms raised and hair worn in a braid behind the head; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 30 grams, 24 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.
