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LOT 1279
Western Asiatic Bronze Flask
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (80 grams, 83 mm).
Squat and with sloping sidewall, carinated foot and flat basal disc. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With incised braided design forming diamond-shape hatching. 10.9 grams, 29 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.055. London collection, 2016. -
Hasanlu Bronze Pin with Ram's Head Finial
9th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With a tapering round-section shank, finial topped with a ram's head. 110 grams, 16.5 cm
From the collection of late George Withers, UK. Acquired from Dore and Rees, UK. Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
The corpus of pins from Hasanlu includes simple plain pins, pins with lion's head and other zoomorphic pins. The zoomorphic pins were either cast onto a bronze shank or the pin was inserted into a hollow of the head. A third category was that of the pins cast in one piece, like our specimen, representing a goat or mouflon, an animal often depicted in the North-West Persian material culture. -
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With frieze of three standing figures wearing floor-length robes with starburst and post between. 1.98 grams, 14 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
