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LOT 0908
Western Asiatic Painted Vessel with Zebu
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 7/8 in. (380 grams, 20 cm high).
A piriform ceramic vessel with short neck and inverted rim, painted with hatched triangles over a frieze of processing zebu bulls with solid circles in the field.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Neo-Elamite Silver Torc with Lion-Headed Terminals
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Opening Bid: £200
A silver torc with round-section penannular hoop, expanding towards lion-head terminals, with stylised detailing to the face and head of the animals, their manes extending along the hoop shoulders. 78 grams, 14 cm diameter
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Western Asiatic Gold and Gem Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
A gold pendant with honey-coloured piriform polished gemstone body set into a gold cell with polished garnet-set terminals, spherical bead to belly of the gemstone with trefoil finial composed of three coiled wire discs; suspension loop composed of coiled gold wire, spherical bead and hoop wrapped in a coiled wire sleeve; a marriage. 2.82 grams, 38 mm
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Western Asiatic Jar with Dolphins
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £194
A bulbous ceramic jar with everted rim, decorated with polychrome geometric bands and stylised dolphins. 2.7 kg, 24.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex Pars Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. From a specialist collection of pottery.
