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LOT 0940
Western Asiatic Geometric Ceramic Vessel
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 in. (1.9 kg, 28 cm high).
Of piriform shape with rounded base; painted with circumferential bands populated with dashes, waves and other geometric compositions.
ProvenanceEx Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
Ex private collection.
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Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet Pair
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Each composed of a penannular round-section body tapering towards drum-shaped terminals adorned with a band of bulbs and filigree ornament, the body faux-twisted and embellished with filigree ropework; one professionally cleaned. 285 grams total, 81 mm each
Acquired 1990s-2000s. Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Horse Padlock
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Formed as a standing beast with decorative panels to the hips and shoulders, holes to the chest and head, bar with spur and second beast-head. 21.3 grams, 50 mm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Ex property of a Suffolk collector. -
Central Asian Bronze Compartmented Seal Matrix
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Segmented wheel with U-shaped loop; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze. 46 x 48 x 18. This is roughly round, compartmented, and open work except for the central star. There is a largish circle in the middle, a six-pointed star around it. and a band of 11 oblongs around the outer edge. 6 in three pairs matching the points of the stars [sic]. This is a seal from west central Asia, c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is well preserved and a largish example of its kind. There is a loop handle on the back.' 35.5 grams, 47 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970s. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology.
