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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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Large Western Asiatic Alabaster Cylinder Seal with Procession
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With frieze of advancing figures. 26.3 grams, 32 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection number 063. London collection, 2016. -
Luristan Bronze Sceptre Finial
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Bulbous socket with ribbing to the mouth, slender shank with flange; second element with ribbed collars, lateral loop, wolf-masks and addorsed human heads; mounted on a custom-made stand. 368 grams total, 26.3 cm high including stand
Acquired in 1967. property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Drinking and Animal Combat Scenes
Circa 2400-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
With drinking scenes; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Translucent Greenstone / 31 x 12 mm. The engraved area is divided into two registers by a double line. Above is a drinking scene: two seated drinkers, each with a large ot of beer, and between the pots a standing servant. Below is a contest scene: two crossed lions molest each a horned animal. The horned animal on the left is upended, and is succoured by a hero. This comes from Mesopotamia and dates to c. 2400-2200 B.C. It is nicely engraved and in excellent state of preservation.' 8.09 grams, 31 mm
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.