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LOT 1232
Western Asiatic Stone Vessel
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (396 grams, 11.6 cm wide).
With a broad squat body with carination and a flat rim to the mouth; basal ring.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s.
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LOT 1232
Western Asiatic Stone Vessel
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Pottery Jug
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a broad tubular neck with carination at the junction with the squat body, strap handle with spur to the upper edge. 730 grams, 18.4 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Sun-Whorl
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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. 39x39x12 mm. This is round with flat compartmented face and flat back on which is mounted a broad handle of inverted U-shape. The design consists of a central circle from which eight curving bands spread to the edge, creating a whorl, the bands being hatched. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is in very good condition and the hatching on the base of the compartments is unusual.' 24.5 grams, 39 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. -
Large Western Asiatic Style Ceramic Bowl with Mythical Beast
Late 20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Bell-shaped in profile with polychrome rim. incised advancing winged feline among fronds. 577 grams, 21.7 cm wide
Private collection, UK.
