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LOT 0885
Western Asiatic Glass Vessel Collection
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 1/2 in. (104 grams total, 30-40 mm).
Comprising small vessels including a miniature plate. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Western Asiatic Double-Handled Terracotta Drinking Vessel
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £128
Of squat and carinated form with flared rim, loop handles with serrated thumb pads, incised chevrons with dashed fill around the upper body. 144 grams, 15 cm wide
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Uruk Clay Pictographic Tablet with Economic Text Relating to Farm Produce
Mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Written on two faces; lentoid cross-section. 43.6 grams, 66 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11870-201160. -
Western Asiatic Black Terracotta Ritual Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Carinated in form with a rounded shoulder and short everted neck, two hemispherical juglets to the shoulder with pierced bases and strap handles below, one independent loop handle to the shoulder; painted black decoration to the upper body including clusters of vertical lines and vertical bands alternating with zig-zagging. 3.25 kg, 30 cm wide
London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
