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LOT 1289
Western Asiatic Banded Alabaster Pot
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (155 grams, 69 mm).
With squat body and rounded shoulder, low neck and everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With a bag-shaped tubular body and narrow rounded base; everted rim with chamfered profile. 775 grams, 14.2 cm
Private collection, UK. -
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Sun-Whorl
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Discoid stamp seal with segmented face; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze. 39x39x12 mm. This is round with flat compartmented face and flat back on which is mounted a broad handle of inverted U-shape. The design consists of a central circle from which eight curving bands spread to the edge, creating a whorl, the bands being hatched. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is in very good condition and the hatching on the base of the compartments is unusual.' 24.5 grams, 39 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Animal with Saddle
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the round with crimped band to the flanks, scooped saddle, applied mane detailing; pierced at the neck to accept reins, with old label to the underside: 'YAZDANI 242C LONDON'. 770 grams, 18 cm high
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
