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LOT 1539
Western Asiatic Painted Channel Spouted Terracotta Vessel
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (292 grams, 17.7 cm).
With basal ring, bulbous body, loop handle and long pouring lip with strainer and thumb-pad; hatched and scrolled painted decoration.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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LOT 1539
Western Asiatic Painted Channel Spouted Terracotta Vessel
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Neo-Assyrian Banded Calcite Cylinder Seal with Worshipping Scene
8th–7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Cylinder seal mounted on a card backing with wooden edging; plaster impression; old collector's handwritten notes '40. Néo Assyrien 9°-7° siècle Av.J.C. Calcedoine. Thème du maître des animaux saisissant deux bouquetins. Au centre de la ronde des animaux se tient un griffon ailé. Dans le champ, étoile d'Ishtar. Derrière le héros se dresse un lion qui s'apprête à saisir un bouquetin cabré.' (40. Neo-Assyrian. 9th-7th century BC. Theme of the master of animals seizing two ibexes. In the centre of the circle of animals stands a winged gryphon. In the field, the star of Ishtar. Behind the hero appears a lion who prepares to seize a rearing ibex.); supplied with a museum-quality impression. 31 grams total, seal: 24 mm
Antonovitch Gallery, Paris, 1978. Chesnes Gallery, Lyon, 1982. Acquired at Drouot, Paris, 2022. Private collection, London, UK. -
Sasanian Bronze Petalled Dish
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Formed as a rectangle with each side formed into three lobes and slightly dished. 64 grams, 99.27 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Schist Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Conical in profile with hollowed interior, opposed fixing holes at the rim. 27.7 grams, 50.34 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
