Western Asiatic Terracotta Bulbous Vase

Featuring curved sides and bottom, scalloped upper edge; median figure in textured hat flanked by two resting camels on a pounced field; applied loop to each upper corner; some old repairs. 90 grams, 17 cm



London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. with Bonhams, London, Islamic & India Art sale, circa 2015, p.45, lot 55. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202353.

Ghurid Dynasty metalwork is poorly represented when compared to the architecture of the period, and the majority of surviving pieces are items of jewellery mostly in Russian museum collections. The sculptural nature of the decoration of this repoussé sheet sets it apart from the more usual output of Iran at this time, recalling the fine silversmithing of the Sasanian period.

With drilled design of two leaping goats, pierced for suspension; accompanied by a museum quality impression. 21.7 grams, 34 mm



From a Cotswold, UK, collection, item no.201; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.

W.G. Lambert is the late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

Carinated in form with a rounded shoulder and short everted neck, two hemispherical juglets to the shoulder with pierced bases and strap handles below, one independent loop handle to the shoulder; painted black decoration to the upper body including clusters of vertical lines and vertical bands alternating with zig-zagging. 3.25 kg, 30 cm wide



London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.