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LOT 0901
Western Asiatic White Stone Macehead
4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (297 grams, 63 mm wide).
Drilled for attachment to a wooden shaft.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXX, no.4, from the treasure in Nahal Mishmar, end of the 4th millennium B.C., for similar mace head (in bronze).
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Holy Land Red Painted Pottery Amphoriskos
EB I, circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Piriform bodied with rounded base and cylindrical neck, two pierced lug handles, painted linear geometric forms. 227 grams, 10.6 cm high
From an important specialist collection formed in London, UK, before 1988. -
Western Asiatic Bulbous Vase
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With trumpet-style neck and rim and integral foot. 1.1 kg, 23 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Openwork Lamp Stand
Circa 12th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Hollow-formed with openwork bulb to each end and narrow columnar shaft with openwork and calligraphic detailing in low relief; discoid platter with raised rim and pierced lobes, central knotwork motif; tripod base with openwork dome and low-relief scrollwork; repaired. 1.9 kg, 52.5 cm high
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
