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LOT 1170
Western Asiatic Mamluk Style Copper Handled Calligraphic Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 in. (945 grams, 18 cm wide).
Squat and with a low foot, broad carinated mouth; raised rim with brackets supporting a strap handle; dense knotwork and arcaded borders, rosettes and tendrils.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 1170
Western Asiatic Mamluk Style Copper Handled Calligraphic Vessel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures
Circa 1800-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
With standing and kneeling figures; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Description of Cylinder Seal of Hematite, 17 x 8.5 mm. Between bands of guilloche above and below, each within rules, is kneeling deity, human below the shoulders, wings for arms, bird's head and long hair falling to the waist at the back; in front a human in a long robe holding crook and a row of four walking humans in short kilts; four small fillers. Syrian, c.1800-1600 B.C. Condition: fine.'; accompanied by a museum quality impression and a pair of red stone beads. 2.93 grams, 17 mm
Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Large Bactrian Mixed Agate Bead Necklace String
Circa 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Restrung group of round, oval, biconical and other beads. 225 grams total, 67 cm long
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With trumpet-shaped base, thick stem, carinated bowl an everted rim; ribbed band to the equator. 1.06 kg, 16.8 cm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
