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LOT 1737
Western Asiatic Miniature Glass Vessel
8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.05 grams, 31 mm).
With a tubular body, discoid chipped foot and round-section tapering neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Brown Stone Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £55
Broad and squat with slightly everted rim to the mouth; old collector's label to underside 'N6056-2 P5000-'. 341 grams, 12 cm wide
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Socketted Axehead
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a tubular socket and a slender triangular blade. 320 grams, 11.7 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Similar axe is represented in hands of Akkadian warriors on the Stele of Victory of Naram-Sim, at the Louvre, dated at 23rd century B.C. It was a typology used by Sumerian and Akkadian warriors. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: court scene with seated figure, supplicant, bird in flight and dog; scene with coiled snake, and linear figure; frieze with stylised insect with hexagonal body; combat scene with two rearing gryphons attacking a bull, human attendant to the rear; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 25.5 grams total, 23.6-34 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.