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LOT 1241
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 1241
Western Asiatic Stone Vessel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£56 (EUR 64; USD 75) +BP*
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Large Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a broad shallow bowl with carination, supported by a sturdy shank on a conical base. 6.15 kg. 32 cm wide
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Graduated group of glass, stone and shell beads with four larger feature beads at the centre; restrung. 47.1 grams, 45.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Mesopotamian White Stone Seal with Water Creatures
Circa 3000 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Domed seal with projecting collars, 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 white stone, 37 x 41 x 15 mm., a collared hemi-spheroid, pierced horizontally. Design: a circle of water creatures around a central one. Mesopotamia, c. 3000 B.C. Design corroded.' 26.9 grams, 42 mm
From a London collection in the 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly slip typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket.
