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LOT 0234
Western Asiatic Net-Painted Terracotta Storage Vessel with Ledge Handles
BRONZE AGE, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 1/4 in. (4 kg, 34 cm high).
Biconvex globular body with broad neck, everted rim, two ledge handles below the equator, band of painted hatching to the shoulder and vertical post handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 0234
Western Asiatic Net-Painted Terracotta Storage Vessel with Ledge Handles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a large quantity of variously shaped beads in lapis lazuli, carnelian, agate, glass and other materials. 87.1 grams total, 2-21 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Glass is the premier bead material. Invented in the Middle East around 2500 B. C., glass making spread slowly. There are mainly two types of beads, drawn beads (when the tubes are cut in a short segments, which are usually agitated over heat to smooth off the sharp edges) or wound beads (made by wrapping molten glass around a rock, stick or wire. Once the bead is built up, it can be further pressed or paddled into shape, placed in a mold, or decorated with other colours of glass. -
Western Asiatic Circular Black Stone Seal with Lion Procession
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Plano-convex in profile with incuse design to underside: concentric rings with procession of lions around pomegranates, starburst to the centre. 46.1 grams, 44 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Akkadian Alabaster Cylinder Seal of Kiruzum (or Hurruzum), Servant of (the Goddess) Ninsianna
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With frieze depicting a throne-room scene, seated king in tiered robe confronted by two robed supplicants with an altar and idol, two columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 42 grams, 38 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12245-222160.
