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LOT 1233
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 3/8 in. (200 grams, 18.7 cm).
Slender cylindrical body with tubular neck and a strap handle to the rear.
ProvenanceFrom an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.
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LOT 1233
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Amlash Zoomorphic Terracotta Pouring Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bulbous body with a narrow foot, an everted rim and a U-shaped spout, the body with bands of densely arranged herringbone decoration. 437 grams, 18 cm wide
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
West Central Asian Bronze Chess Piece Type Seal Matrix with 'Union' Cross
Circa 2000-1500 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid stamp seal with segmented face; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 19.5 x 19 x 22 mm. The round flat face is compartmented, and the solid back rises to a pierced knob handle. The design divided the circle into four parts with two crossing lines, and within each quarter there is a short line starting from the rim but not reaching the centre. This is a seal from west the Bronze Age of west central Asia, probably dates to c. 2000-1500 B.C. There is some incrustation on the surface, which could be removed, and the metal is in very good condition.' 14.2 grams, 22 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered B-34, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising fourteen tanged arrowheads, including some barbed types. 221 grams total, 5.3-19.2 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
