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LOT 1616
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel Group
CIRCA 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 - 4 3/8 in. (470 grams total, 9.5-11.1 cm).
Comprising: a squat jar with a lattice pattern to the shoulder; a squat cup with a basal ring; a bowl with painted geometric motifs. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceThe largest jar ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
The largest jar accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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LOT 1616
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel Group
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Stone and Glass and Stamp Seal Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including scarab with sphinx to the underside (chipped), cuboid with crouching stag, disc with scorpion and other types; some supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.38 grams total, 12-17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Bactrian Terracotta Vessel Stand
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With flange rim, flared base, stem with collars, and some painted decoration to the rim and neck. 1.67 kg, 21.5 cm high
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone, Bead and Pendant Collection
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including a tubular bone mount with socket, fusiform banded agate bead blank, ellipsoid pendant plaque with reserved female bust and other types. 43 grams total, 13-43 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
