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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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Western Asiatic Ladybug Gemstone Amulet
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Carved in the round from red carnelian, the wing case with drilled pellets and drilled through the head for suspension. 2.6 grams, 17 mm
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Mainly bicones, barrels, oblates, cylinders, and other types. 190 grams total, 8-31 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
With shallow-carved frieze of advancing spearmen above running horses; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 14.4 grams, 26 mm
From a Cotswold, UK, collection, item no.219; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.
W.G. Lambert, is the late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
