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LOT 0946
Western Asiatic Stone Mace Head
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/8 in. (482 grams, 87 mm high).
Of bulbous form with short neck; cylindrical socket for insertion of an organic shaft. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Chalcolithic Fertility Idol
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Modelled at a highly stylised seated female figure with stub legs and outstretched stub arms, triangular head with simple facial features, conical breasts, buttocks and spine delineated with simple lines to rear. 169 grams, 92 mm high
From the collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999; thence by descent. -
Elamite Chlorite Vessel with Geometric Decoration
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Spool-shaped with a flared rim and splayed foot, the upper body carved with a frieze of combed triangles, two plain bands to the equator, guilloche below. 157 grams, 68 mm high
Ex Robin Symes Ancient Art, pre 1999, inventory no.44. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Composed of a bowl with convex wall, everted rim and splayed foot; painted with a frieze of geometric motifs to the exterior and rim interior; repaired. 1.3 kg, 25 cm wide
Fine condition, base repaired.
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex Pars Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. From a specialist collection of pottery.
