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LOT 1763
Western Asiatic Limestone Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (405 grams, 88 mm wide).
Indurate limestone vessel with squat profile, broad flat base, carinated shoulder and broad rounded rim.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 1990s.
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LOT 1763
Western Asiatic Limestone Jar
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£110 (EUR 128; USD 149) +BP*
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Circa 1st millennium A.D. and laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Group of beads in various shapes, including oblate, tubular, biconical, spherical, and others. 35 grams total, 7-50 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bull
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round with pinched limbs and dorsal ridge; applied pellet eyes; with old collector's record card. 41.2 grams, 69 mm
Acquired from John L.Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by an old original handwritten information card. -
Luristan Terracotta Handled Pouring Vessel
Bronze Age, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With bulbous body and broad sloped shoulder, tall tubular neck with strap handle to rear; arched spout with lateral lugs at the base. 1.55 kg, 28.5 wide
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
