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LOT 1823
Western Asiatic Ribbed Glass Vessel
CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (31.9 grams, 84 mm).
Piriform body with shallow vertical ribbing, short neck and a flattened rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceIslamic glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Bergman, M. et al., Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, 1980, item 243, for the type.
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LOT 1823
Western Asiatic Ribbed Glass Vessel
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Sumerian Green Stone Eye Idol
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Carved in the round as a rectangular block with a slit to the upper edge, vertical spike with two annulet 'eyes'; pierced for suspension. 13.2 grams, 41 mm
with M. Petropoulos, Zurich, early 1990s. with Rhéa gallery. Private collection, acquired in 1999. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12897-241753.
Idols were an important part of religious life in South Arabia and across the ancient Near East. They were made as images of gods, spirits, or protective powers, and helped people feel a closer connection to the divine. These figures might be placed in temples, shrines, or even in the home, where they could have a protective or devotional role. Their shapes were often simple and stylised, with more importance placed on their meaning than on making them look fully realistic. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Clay Tablet Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform legend to one face; chipped. 43 grams, 49 mm
Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, 1996. Accompanied by a copy of the original receipt. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular intaglio with a two-line inscription on a tendrilled field. 1.29 grams, 15.9 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London.
