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LOT 1624
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 3200-2500 B.C.
4 in. (192 grams, 10 cm wide).
Bulbous body with flattened base and tubular neck, strap handle with piecrust decoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Ancient Art, London, UK.
From the collection of a Nottingham, UK, collector, established from the early 2000s.
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Amlash Terracotta Stag Rhyton
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Comprising a tubular body with a domed rump and four stub legs, an angled neck to accept a separate neck and head with applied domed eyes and antlers with lateral spurs; a trumpet-shaped filler tube to the upper face and a strap handle to the rear; impressed longitudinal lines; and a pouring hole at the throat. 841 grams, 30.5 cm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.281z20 dated 16 June 1981. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Silver Calligraphic Stamp Seals
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: a fob seal with a trigonal matrix, one face with a reclining facing lion with a sun behind and a crescent and a star before, inscription below, one face with an inscription on a field of tendrils, and the third face with an inscription on a field of flowers and tendrils; a chess piece seal matrix with a hinged, swivelling handle, set with a bronze intaglio showing a liuon attacking a stag from above, inscription above and below; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 17.35 grams total, 29-30 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Western Asiatic Polished Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Doughnut-shaped body and a round socket. 431 grams, 73 mm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
