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LOT 1888
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Concentric Circles
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/2 in. (1 kg, 21.5 cm).
Bulbous body with a flattened base, a short funicular neck and a round-section strap handle, seven concentric circle motifs with a central pellet on the shoulder.
ProvenanceEx Abelita collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1888
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Concentric Circles
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Achaemenid Bronze Flared Phiale Mesomphalos
Circa 6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Squat-bodied with carination to the shoulder and everted rim, central flat base. 148 grams, 14 cm wide
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jug
8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
With teardrop-shaped body, tubular neck and everted rim, loop handle; painted panels of geometric floral motifs. 374 grams, 14.1 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Plaque with God in Chariot Drawn by Lions
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular in plan with raised and moulded design: facing bearded figure with headdress and weapons gripped in his hands on his chest, joined at his waist to a three-tier band of pellets, and flanked by undulating flames; beneath the band a smaller facing bust above a line of four figures on a dais; mounted on a custom-made stand. 655 grams total, 15.6 cm high including stand
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
