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LOT 1328
Western Asiatic Bronze Jar with Incised Decoration
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (605 grams, 12.7 cm).
Squat with broad rounded base, narrow neck and flared mouth; incised decoration including calligraphic text, annulets in a band, freehand image of a wolf attacking a deer. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceBelieved to have been in the collection of George Adolphus Gray (c.1850), Captain of a merchant vessel and avid collector.
Acquired by the present owner circa 15 years ago, reportedly recovered from a skip.
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Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Mould for Female Figure
2000-1700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Tongue-shaped mould fragment with a recessed female figure on the upper face, accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Upper Portion of Mould in Black Stone, 39 x 29 x 10 mm. This mould served to make metal figurines of a nude female figure. It is preserved from the thighs up, and is in very good state of preservation. The figure is worked in much detail: the hair is carefully arranged on the head, she has large earrings, five strings of beads around the neck; she holds her hands under her breasts, and the pubic hair is carefully marked. The fine quality, detailed work of this piece is most unusual. It dates to c. 1200 - 1700 B.C and comes from Iraq or an adjacent area.' 23.43 grams, 38 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1990-1993. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in 1991.
