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LOT 1247
Western Asiatic 'Holy Land' Terracotta Jug
BRONZE AGE, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (160 grams, 12.4 cm).
With tapering rounded bottom, deep shoulder, tall neck pinched to a triangular shape, strap handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of mainly oblate ceramic beads with two conical beads, including unglazed terracotta beads; restrung to a Y-shape with a green-glazed tabular pendant bead. 32.3 grams, 32 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bactrian Terracotta Camel Figurine
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled in the round standing on a sub-rectangular base, stylised anatomical detailing including remains of a bridge and eyes. 184 grams, 10.3 cm
Fair condition.
Ex property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market; previously from an old English collection formed in the 1980s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Grinding Stone Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: plano-convex type with old label to underside; 'thumb' type with label to grinding surface; waisted type with inked collector's number. 502 grams total, 40-91 mm
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
