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LOT 1371
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (322 grams, 12.8 cm).
Biconvex in profile with slightly stepped rim, basal ring; to the shoulder, a frieze of fishes and concentric circles.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
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.
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LOT 1371
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Holy Land Bronze Axehead with Adze
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
The cylindrical socket displaying three raised dot-in-ring motifs running vertically to both faces, crescentic adze-head to one side, axehead to the other with channel to upper face and slightly flared blade. 621 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex architect Moshe Kaufman collection, Tel Aviv. 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. -
Early Urartu Bronze Spearhead
17th-16th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £304
With leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib extending to a tubular split socket with fastening holes. 165 grams, 29.7 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.
With the introduction of the socketted spearhead in the Middle East in the second half of the 3rd millennium B.C., by the middle of the 2nd millennium, these kind of spearheads became predominant throughout the ancient Near East, and the design of the spearhead remained practically unchanged since then. -
Western Asiatic Silver Inlay Pair with Human Heads and Animals
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Comprising two matched inlays, each with a pair of facing heads, zoomorphic motifs below. 2.6 grams total, 16 mm each
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. 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.
