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LOT 0967
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel with Figures and Birds
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 1/4 in. (2.4 kg, 26.5 cm).
Broad bulbous body with rounded underside, trumpet-shaped neck with carinated chamfered rim, strap handle, curved spout with supporting strap, decorated as beast-head with applied pellet eyes; circumferential painted ornament including figural and animal panel, bird motif and various coloured bands; repaired.
ProvenanceEx Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
Ex private collection.
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LOT 0967
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel with Figures and Birds
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Western Asiatic Stone Geometric Cylinder Seal
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Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.073. London collection, 2016. -
Central Asian Bronze Pendant with Pierced Cross
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Of heavy openwork construction, the central cross and annular frame with applied pellets; integral collared suspension loop. 114 grams, 78 mm
Ex S Collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. Studied 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 with reference no.Y-268. -
Uruk Clay Pictographic Tablet Bearing an Economic Text Relating to Farm Produce
4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Written over two faces; lentoid cross-section. 61.1 grams, 72 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11869-201159.
