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LOT 1293
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (740 grams, 15.5 cm).
Of bulbous profile with rounded underside and trumpet-shaped mouth, painted zoomorphic frieze to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-2000s.
From the late David Gold (d.2015) collection of pottery.
David Gold and his brother were famous for setting up the first clothes shop in Carnaby Street and dressed the famous in the swinging 1960s, making Carnaby Street famous.
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Opening Bid: £167
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge; chipped, repaired. 70.5 grams, 57 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Four Folded-Spout Terracotta Lamp
Early Bronze Age I, circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Squat in profile with four pinched and folded spouts to the rim, broad base. 211 grams, 12.5 cm
From an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva.
