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LOT 1068
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/4 in. (1.06 kg, 21 cm).
Fusiform in profile with broad carinated rim to the mouth, horizontal geometric bands enclosing a frieze of zebus.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1980s.
From a UK private collection.
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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Carnelian Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
A restrung designer necklace composed of cylindrical lapis lazuli beads and seven large orange carnelian beads with extended collars, rock crystal spacer beads in between. 52.2 grams, 68 cm
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Paris collection, France. -
Ur III Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Concerning Field Divisions
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Irregular fragment with vertical columns of cuneiform text. 34.5 grams, 48 mm
Acquired from Ancient Art, London, UK, in 1985. From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12316-215186 -
Western Asiatic Silver Magical Scroll with Greek Inscription
Circa 2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Sheet-silver rectangle with lightly incised enigmatic Greek-script text in nine lines. 1.58 grams, 41 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
