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LOT 0994
Western Asiatic Trans Jordan Redware Burnished Jar
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
5 1/2 in. (378 grams, 14 cm high).
An early Bronze Age terracotta jar with flat base and rounded upper body, two ledge handles to the equator, broad neck with band of impressed dots beneath the rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s.
From an important deceased family collection by descent.
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Western Asiatic Gold Earring Group
Late 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
A mixed group of seven gold hoop earrings comprising: an example composed of a coiled wire and bead bezel; one with hollow-formed capsule-shaped bulb decorated with a medial twisted wire collar; a crescentic hoop with granulated pyramids to the lower edge and one loop; hollow-formed crescentic earring with coiled collars; a flat-section crescent with hook-and-eye closure; a hollow-formed crescent-shaped earring with expanded central section and remains of hinge closure; hoop with single granulations to lower body, triangular plaque below, dangle comprising gold granulated beads and pearl and facetted blue bead, possibly of stone; including fragmentary examples. 6.69 grams total, 10-27 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
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Nishapur Blue-Glazed Dish Collection
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A trio of wheel-thrown dishes, each with a shallow foot: a turquoise-glazed example with helical motif around the rim, roundels and central interlace motif to the bowl; a second turquoise-glazed bowl decorated with dark amorphous patches to the rim and an interlace-style motif to the bowl; a dark blue-glazed bowl with black strips to rim, three nodules to bowl, concentric roundels framing an interlace design; iridescent surfaces. 599 grams total, 14.5-15.5 cm wide
Fine condition, minor abrasions and nicks.
Private California collection, USA. With Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Artemis Gallery. -
Western Asiatic Pazuzu Head Amulet
Circa 8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
A copper-alloy Pazuzu head amulet with grotesque facial features and suspension loop to top of the head. 18.7 grams, 27 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
Possibly late Babylonian.
