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LOT 1492
Western Asiatic Terracotta Flask with Incised Decoration
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (38 grams, 73 mm).
With an almost square base, sloping walls and circular mouth; incised encircling lines on the neck and herringbone-pattern on the walls. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Dorotheum Auction, Vienna, 13 December 2000, no.61.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. for a similar Cypriot perfume bottle of Roman age, The British Museum, accession no.1982,0729.19.
FootnotesVarious materials were used in Antiquity to manufacture containers for expensive perfume extracts. Clay was one of the most common materials before glass containers were invented. The clay containers were easy to make and blocked sunlight, protecting the perfume.
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LOT 1492
Western Asiatic Terracotta Flask with Incised Decoration
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Pillow-shaped fragment with cuneiform text to both broad faces. 35.3 grams, 42 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Including squat jars, bowls, dishes and vases, some with painted ornament. 2.75 kg total, 6.7-17 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Mesopotamian Bulbous Marble Vase
4rd-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Squat-bodied with a broad, rounded shoulder and base, short neck and flat everted rim. 1.95 kg, 13.7 cm
with Gerhard Hirsch Nachf, Germany, Auction 238|239, February 2005, no.107. Acquired by the present owner from the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12256-222173. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
