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LOT 1756
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar with Studs
LATE BRONZE AGE, EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 in. (309 grams, 10.5 cm wide).
Squat and bulbous in profile with flared rim, six applied pellets to the shoulder (one absent). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1756
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar with Studs
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Turquoise and Amethyst Bead Group
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a chipped amethyst barrel-shaped bead and turquoise teardrop-shaped bead with twisted wire. 1.92 grams total, 11-25 mm
Private European collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Schist Cylinder Seal with Bronze Cap
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Frieze depicting leaping ibex and other animals; domed bronze cap at the upper edge with suspension lug; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.89 grams, 35 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
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Kassite Agate Eye Bead with Cuneiform Inscription for King Kurigalzu II in Gold Mount
1400-1000 B.C.Estimate: £60,000 - 80,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £33,333
Polished cabochon in a gold frame with radiating bosses, integral loop; reverse with four incised columns of cuneiform text naming Kurigalzu II. 18.30 grams, 42 mm
Private collection, Mrs M.V., circa 1980s. Kept in Switzerland since the late 1980s. Accompanied by an old developed photograph, 22 August 1998. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13202-249238.
The cuneiform inscription names Kurigalzu II (c.1332-1308 B.C.), 'strong man, King of Babylon, son of Burnaburiaš.' Kurigalzu II was one of the most powerful Kassite rulers, known for his military campaigns and extensive building projects, including the foundation of the city of Dur-Kurigalzu. Inscribed Kassite agate eye beads are rare and are generally understood to have served amuletic or votive functions, combining royal titulary with protective symbolism.
