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LOT 1264
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (43.6 grams total, 2-20 mm).
Mainly pottery and some glass, annular, tubular, fusiform and other types. [100+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Mesopotamian Terracotta Pouring Vessel
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Formed as a pouring vessel with carinated body and short cylindrical spout, neck decorated with three concentric bands of pricked dots, incised bands below, combed chevrons to the equator featuring three raised knops to the rear. 438 grams, 11.8 cm wide
Acquired in Europe before 1990. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bulbous Bowl
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With slightly everted rim to the mouth, rounded underside. 148 grams total, 91 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ram Statuette
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Modelled in the round with fur texture detailing, large curved horns, small lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 31.6 grams total, 50 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.