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LOT 0847
Western Asiatic Bronze Multi-Spouted Oil Lamp
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (257 grams, 12.6 cm).
With hollow-formed bulbous body, three radiating nozzles each with a leaf-shaped lip, central filler-hole with hinge for a lid (absent), ellipsoid rod handle to the rear with bird-shaped thumb-pad; band of low-relief pseudo-text to the discus. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Stone Jewellery Mould
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Used for making a striated domed mount with a crescent-shaped finial; locating holes to each side of the dome. 28.8 grams, 37 mm
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Achaemenid Bronze Bowl
Circa 7th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With high tin content, the body formed with a D-section wall and rounded base. 268 grams, 17 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
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Jemdet Nasr Amulet of Recumbent Animal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Carved shell figure of a recumbent beast with row of drilled sockets above the lower edge. 46.6 grams, 67 mm
The Erlenmeyer Collection of Western Asiatic Seals and Antiquities, formed between 1943 and the early 1960s. with Bonhams, London, 22 April 1999, lot 486. Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages.
