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LOT 0995
Western Asiatic Terracotta Pitcher
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
10 5/8 in. (1.7 kg, 27 cm high).
Piriform with integral round-section handle.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 0995
Western Asiatic Terracotta Pitcher
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Tortoise-shaped Jar
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Biconvex in profile with concentric painted bands to the upper face and central rosette motif, integral suspension loop, short-trumpet-shaped spout. 575 grams, 18 cm wide
London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising glass, stone and shell beads of oblate, tabular, cylindrical and other types. 88 grams total, 1-18 mm
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Sumerian Jasper Cylinder Seal With Squatting Women
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Drilled vertically for suspension; accompanied by a typed and signed scholarly note issued by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of red stone, 16 x 16 mm. Frieze of four women squatting on mats, each holding a jar with neck. Mesopotamian, c.3000 B.C. Good condition.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 7.3 grams, 16 mm
From the 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology.
