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LOT 1183
Western Asiatic Green Glazed Pottery Jug
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 in. (390 grams, 18.2 cm).
Comprising an onion-shaped body with basal ring and broad curved shoulder, tiered neck, strap handle; mouth and pouring lip chipped.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s.
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Large Bactrian Mixed Agate Bead Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising of spherical and other beads including two with incised decoration, one not pierced. 118 grams total, 15-24 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England. -
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Head of a Demon
1900-1800 B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Modelled in the round, depicting the (severed?) head of a Mesopotamian demon, with iconic facial features in relief; hollow with a vent to the neck; produced from a two-piece mould, with a median seam through the facial features. 191 grams, 87 mm
Private collection, Israel. with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1980s. Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12878-241678.
Within traditional Mesopotamian religion, Humbaba was a creature regarded as the guardian of the cedar forest and the brother of Pazuzu. He was represented as a giant who had been raised by the sun god, Shamash. However, this head could also refer to another deity or demon, like one of the heads found in the Kish excavations. -
Western Asiatic Shell Ring Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising a discoid body with raised inverted rim, a stylised head of a bird(?) to the top with large ring-and-dot eyes; pierced for suspension; restored. 14.40 grams, 51 mm
From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Europe.
