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LOT 1226
Western Asiatic Stone Vase
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (700 grams, 14 cm).
Comprising a polished tapering body, carinated shoulder, low neck and everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Tell Halaf Terracotta Fertility Figure
2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £442
A figurine depicting a seated female with hands supporting large breasts, small head with pinched nose and painted facial detailing; wearing a tiered necklace indicated by painted dots; with voluptuous legs. 143 grams, 13.3 cm
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 166, no.1493. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Fatimid Opaque and Clear Glass Juglet
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Mould glass, comprising a clear glass equator with incuse guilloche design; domed blue glass base with impressed pellets; similar shoulder and neck with trumpet-shaped mouth and strap handle. 92 grams, 98 mm
Private collection, UK. -
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Head of a Demon
1900-1800 B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Modelled in the round, depicting the (severed?) head of a Mesopotamian demon, with iconic facial features in relief; hollow with a vent to the neck; produced from a two-piece mould, with a median seam through the facial features. 191 grams, 87 mm
Private collection, Israel. with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1980s. Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12878-241678.
Within traditional Mesopotamian religion, Humbaba was a creature regarded as the guardian of the cedar forest and the brother of Pazuzu. He was represented as a giant who had been raised by the sun god, Shamash. However, this head could also refer to another deity or demon, like one of the heads found in the Kish excavations.
