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LOT 1422
Western Asiatic Terracotta Double-Well Oil Lamp
BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (213 grams, 13.7 cm).
Comprising two low circular wells with thick everted rims. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising: frieze with linear geometric figures, two columns of cuneiform text; drilled images of scorpions and other zoomorphs; leaping ibexes in profile and vertical fish; nude figure with arms behind his back standing between serpents, confronting a robed figure with knife beneath a star; fragment with kneeling figure in profile holding a spear; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.13 grams total, 11-20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cosmetic Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Conical body tapering towards a narrow mouth with a raised rim, low foot. 37.1 grams, 37 mm
UK private collection, acquired on the UK art market. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Graduated group composed of mixed beads and pendants, restrung. 59 grams, 38.5 cm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection.
