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LOT 1354
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/4 in. (280 grams, 18.3 cm).
Broad and squat with rounded sidewall and lip to the inner edge of the mouth.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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LOT 1354
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Assyrian Gypsum Relief with Head of a Bearded Man
704-681 B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Rectangular frieze fragment with low-relief carving of a profile bust with short straight hair confined by a brow-band, segmented curls forming the beard, furrowed brow, one arm extended; handwritten label to rear 'from the Koyunjik palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh and incised legend 'KOUYUNJIK' and 'A'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 530 grams total, 11.6 cm including stand
Allegedly found in the Koyunjik Palace of Sennacherib. Ex property of a gentleman, UK, acquired in the 1970s. Ex private collection, Oxfordshire, UK, 1988. Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 7 December 1994, no.235. Art market, New York. Ex private collection, Tokyo, Japan. Private European collection, 2009. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12880-241660. -
Neo-Babylonian Stone Duck Weight Collection
800-600 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Each carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine; one drilled for suspension, one with old label to the underside reading '102/2, 11.7.90'. 121 grams total, 22-48 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
