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LOT 1220
Western Asiatic Terracotta Spouted Vessel
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (523 grams, 18.5 cm wide).
With bulbous body, looped handle and tapering spout, broad columnar neck with crimped detailing, bands of reserved tendrils on a hatched field.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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LOT 1220
Western Asiatic Terracotta Spouted Vessel
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Uruk Stone Stamp Seal
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Square in plan with incuse standing quadruped motif. 13.15 grams, 27 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip. -
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Animal and Other Artefact Collection
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Including cat's head, crouching lion, dog and other designs. 160 grams total, 24-46 mm
Private collection, UK. -
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Head of a Demon
1900-1800 B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Modelled in the round, depicting the (severed?) head of a Mesopotamian demon, with iconic facial features in relief; hollow with a vent to the neck; produced from a two-piece mould, with a median seam through the facial features. 191 grams, 87 mm
Private collection, Israel. with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1980s. Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12878-241678.
Within traditional Mesopotamian religion, Humbaba was a creature regarded as the guardian of the cedar forest and the brother of Pazuzu. He was represented as a giant who had been raised by the sun god, Shamash. However, this head could also refer to another deity or demon, like one of the heads found in the Kish excavations.
