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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)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Neo-Babylonian Red Agate Stamp Seal with Worshipping Scene and Hebrew Name
Circa 700-600 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex pierced through the body; to the underside, a scene comprising two standing male figures in long robes on a platform with crescent, sun and bird symbols between them, below in Hebrew, a personal name 'Ben ya [ ]'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.15 grams, 19 mm
Private European collection, 1990s. -
Neo-Babylonian Banded Agate Duck Weight
Circa 800-600 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round with its head and neck resting along the spine. 1.6 grams, 14 mm
Ex private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-2000s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Seated Fertility Goddess
CIrca 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled seated with pinched facial details and heavy breasts. 155 grams, 82 mm wide
Mayfair gallery, early 1990s. Ex North American gentleman collection.