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LOT 1164
Western Asiatic Gold Shield Boss Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 in. (0.40 grams, 9 mm).
Domed in section and discoid in plan with granules to the rim.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.
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Mesopotamian Compartmented Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Squat and broad with hatched band below the everted rim, segmented internally. 256 grams, 86 mm wide
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s. -
Mesopotamian Cream Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With slightly carinated equator to the globular body and tubular shaft. 417 grams, 96 mm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Western Asiatic Stone Bowl with Birds
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,600
Hemispherical in profile with narrow rim, frieze of perching birds in relief, each with a pellet eye, stub beak, large comma-shaped hatched wing and leg held horizontally beneath the body; rim chipped. 273 grams, 11.2 cm
with Holy Lands House, Israel, 1960s. Private collection, 2005. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12595-232195.
The chlorite stone vessels of early Bactria were kidney-shaped vessels with simple geometric decoration or, like our specimen, semi-circular. Small cylindrical vases were used as cosmetic containers, together with chlorite cosmetic flasks.
