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LOT 0848
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel Group
CIRCA 3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 - 5 7/8 in. (3.72 kg total, 7.5-15 cm).
Comprising various types, including examples decorated with painted geometric motifs; mainly chipped. [10]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Nabataean Pottery Basket
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Ceramic calathus with carination below the rim, fluted strap handle, white painted stripes to the inner rim; very rare. 567 grams, 17.5 cm high
From a family collection, London, pre 1988. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a quantity of small beads, mostly drawn coloured glass beads intended for embroidery. 84 grams total, 1-16 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Small cylinder with carved frieze of two kneeling warriors flanking a standing robed figure with headdress; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.69 grams, 15 mm
From a Cotswold, UK, collection, item no.121; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.
The late W.G. Lambert was Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham in the period 1970-1993.