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LOT 1172
Western Asiatic Polished Steatite Offering Bowl
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (654 grams, 95 mm).
With ribbed base and rim, radiating discoid panels to the equator. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a North West London, UK, gentleman.
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Old Babylonian Gold Frog Amulet
2000-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
The frog modelled in the round with anatomical detailing, pierced at the middle. 0.45 grams, 7 mm
Acquired in Switzerland, 1999. Private collection, Europe. -
Old Babylonian Alabaster Cylinder Seal
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With frieze of robed figures in procession; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.16 grams, 14 mm
Ex Cotswold collection, UK, 1980-1990. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Fertility Figure
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Modelled in the round with flared base, lightly modelled facial features, breasts and folds to the abdomen; head chipped. 156 grams, 94 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, 1990s.
