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LOT 0954
Western Asiatic Ceramic Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 3/4 - 6 7/8 in. (662 grams total, 4.3-17.5 cm).
A mixed group of complete and fragmentary ceramic artefacts, including decorated vessels, figural idols, the head of a bovine and other items. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
With frieze depicting a figure in ankle-length robe drawing a bow towards fleeing winged animals, serpents below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.11 grams, 17.83 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. -
Nabataean Bronze Female Statuette
Circa 2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Standing on a tiered base with loosely draped palla gathered across her body and held in the let hand at the waist, right hand raised to her hair. 28 grams, 47 mm
From a private collection formed in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Western Asiatic Calligraphic Bronze Scribe's Case Decorated with Lions
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Rectangular in section, tapering with lotus-shaped domed knop and pierced suspension lug; lateral faces with reserved calligraphic text on a hatched field; upper and lower faces with a frieze of advancing lions and hounds on a dense foliage field; upper face with filler hole and socket for the brush; Khorasan workmanship. 87 grams, 24 cm
Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.