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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 Gold Bead Drop Earrings
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Each composed of a slender penannular hoop with loop below and coiled wire arm suspending decorated gold, polished garnet, pearl and composition beads below; assembled from elements. 9.08 grams total, 87-88 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Millefiori Glass Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising opaque polychrome glass beads of mainly spherical and tubular types, displaying an array of decorative techniques and patterns including millefiori, chequer-board, trailed and others; restrung, with a modern clasp. 101 grams, 45 cm long
Ex private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. -
Large Neo-Babylonian Haematite Duck Weight
Circa 8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Polished surfaces with piercing through the flanks. 24.9 grams, 32 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a report by Dr. Habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen Head of the Biblical Archaeology study form (ABA) der Studiengemeinschaft Wort und Wissen e.V.
Accompanying note dates the weight to the Neo-Assyrian period, 8th-7th century B.C.
