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LOT 0252
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (407 grams, 12.7 cm).
Squat in profile and of tiered construction with strap handle and broad pouring lip, bands of polychrome painted foliage decoration.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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LOT 0252
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
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Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
13th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £65
Comprising triangular types with thick midrib, heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, and other types. 340 grams total, 8.7-17.5 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
One category of the represented arrowheads has a sharp, flat blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang that often has a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more triangular. Another form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib extending to the tang, and a narrow leaf-shaped blade.
