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LOT 0940
Western Asiatic Flask with Star Design
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 1/4 in. (1.4 kg, 26 cm wide).
A ceramic flask of lentoid form with u-section medial channel incorporating three suspension lugs, short spout with rounded rim, central raised ring to the upper face decorated with a stylised star, the body with concentric roundels.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 0940
Western Asiatic Flask with Star Design
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
24th-22nd century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
A marble cylinder seal with frieze; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of white marble, 28 x 20 mm. Design : a standing hero with spikey hair is defending two horned animals being attacked by two lions. A second such hero is grappling with a monster with long plait. Akkadian, c.2400-2200 B.C. Condition very good save for chipped edges.' 16.1 grams, 29 mm
From an important family collection. 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. -
Luristan Votive Axehead
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £70
A copper-alloy votive axehead with curved upper and lower edges and convex cutting edge, tubular socket. 67 grams, 10 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A hemispherical bronze bowl with rounded base, convex lip to the inner rim. 218 grams, 13.1 cm
Previously in a private collection since the 1990s. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
