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LOT 1272
Western Asiatic Bronze Waisted Jar
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (147 grams, 91 mm).
Tubular with slightly flared rim and expanding towards the base, carinated with a raised basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Neo-Sumerian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Ur III, 22nd-21st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With broad central piercing, frieze with seated king in a tiered robe facing two robed supplicants, scorpion and goat to the rear. 7.59 grams, 25 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.18. London collection, 2016. -
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Western Asiatic Orange Carnelian Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising polished and 'natural' beads of mainly melon, facetted bicone and oval types. 50.8 grams total, 11-25 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
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Bactrian Camel Applique
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
A finely modelled two-humped camel, shown in a dynamic pose, possibly in the act of kneeling and balancing its body weight on its bent back and front legs; mounted in a display frame. 245 grams total, 17.5 cm including frame
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman.
Camels were a symbol of wealth and well-being. The importance of the Bactrian camel is attested in the ancient sources. The two-humped Bactrian camel, object of many seal representations, was already widespread in North India during the first quarter of the 2nd millennium B.C. It was probably an Aryan introduction. The Mitanni came from Bactria and Margiana and maintained a close connection with their regions of origin, via Khorasan, as can be suggested by the presence of Bactrian camels on the Mitanni seals.
