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LOT 1177
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Mixed Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 1/4 - 5 5/8 in. (1.7 kg total, 3.1-14.2 cm).
Including terracotta tile, vase and jar fragments, tripod vessel and other items. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 1177
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Mixed Artefact Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
2250-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Modelled with a pinched, bird-like head and face with large circular eyes, two applied ornamental collars, stub arms and splayed foot. 41 grams, 13.5 cm
with Geneve Enchere, December 2017, no.790. Private collection, Europe. -
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar with Ledge Handles
Bronze Age I, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Biconvex globular body with broad neck, everted rim, two ledge handles to the equator. 1.52 kg, 24.7 cm
From an important collection of pottery formed before 1988. -
Bactrian Stone Bowl with Birds
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Drum-shaped with stepped flared rim, sidewall with frieze of stylised birds, each with wings spread, legs extended and head turned to the right; rows of shallow sockets to accept a coloured fill (now absent). 490 grams, 13 cm
Acquired from a gallery in France, held in the UK since 1982, thence by descent. Private collection, London.
