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Lot 355
A small mixed lot of Chinese pieces, to include a set of blue and white rice work bowls, the larger 25cm diameter, a gilt tea set with archaic script, a soup bowl, plate and spoons, and a soapstone figure (qty.)Condition report: Scratches and wear to lacquer money box, some wear to ceramic pieces. Soapstone figure with small chips. General wear throughout.
Lot 341
Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A ceramic vessel comprising a hemispherical body with shallow everted foot and band of painted decoration at the rim; shallower hemispherical lid with raised central ring, painted border around the rim, series of floral motifs and a central flower in red paint. 2 kg, 22cm wide (8 3/4"). From a west country collection in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 371
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A sub-rectangular ceramic tile fragment with a band of chevrons between two plain lines below the front legs, neck and head of a quadruped, all in raised relief. 6.1 kg, 30cm (11 3/4"). Property of a West London businessman, his collection having been formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Fair condition.
Lot 298
14th-4th century BC. A ceramic vessel formed as a standing 'tiger', tail curled around one side of body, with erect ears, alert eyes, muzzle, open mouth pierced to serve as spout; black and red painted pigment remains; integral spout and handle on neck and back. See Ebbinghaus, S., edn., Animal-Shaped Vessels in the Ancient World, Feasting with Gods, Heroes and Kings, Harvard Art Museums, 2008, for discussion. 1.2 kg, 30cm (11 3/4"). Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a central London gallery; accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report by The Research Laboratory for Archaeology and The History of Art, Oxford University, dated 16 June 1981. Fine condition.
Lot 12
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A rectangular ceramic stamp seal with pierced handle, intaglio 'cartouche' with crouching jackal, pair of ostrich feathers above; old collector's label giving provenance as 'Der el Medina, 18. Dyn'. 88 grams, 97mm (3 3/4"). From the van der Molen collection, deceased estate, The Netherlands. Der el Medina is the workmen's village on the west bank at Thebes, who built the Royal tombs. [No Reserve] Fine condition, repaired.
Lot 299
Early 6th millennium BC. A ceramic figure formed as a seated mother goddess; pinched triangular-profile head, arms held to the body cupping prominent breasts, full thighs and stub legs; series of painted black bands over the body. 120 grams, 92mm (3 1/2"). From the private collection of Antony John Scammell (1937-2019); acquired from C. J. Martin (Coins) Ltd, London, UK, in 1998; accompanied by the original invoice. In the 7th millennium BC, cultures in the Near East began creating organised settlements with developed religious and funerary practices. The Halaf culture of Anatolia and northern Syria produced a variety of figures representing females and associated with fertility. It is not known whether figures such as this were intended to represent real, ideal, or divine women. However, scholars believe that their primary purpose was to encourage female fertility. Antony John Scammell (1937-2019) was born, and lived his entire life, in the city of Bristol, England. Already from an early age he was enthralled by history and the heroes that it created. While serving overseas with the British Army, Antony began collecting coins and banknotes and this led to collecting a variety of different items throughout his life. From the early 1960s onward, Antony invested in acquiring ancient artefacts. Antony's vast collections started with Egyptian antiquities, but soon branched into Greek and Roman civilisations. The Roman civilisation fascinated him most and, when family commitments allowed, archaeological digs were coordinated in the west of England. These digs uncovered numerous artefacts, many of which were donated to local museums. In retirement, the collecting continued apace, branching into UK coins, British Empire banknotes and fossils. Fair condition, restored.
Lot 297
1st millennium BC. A ceramic zoomorphic vessel formed as a ram; exaggerated spherical body with conical legs, integral neck and head with horns, brow, raised eyes with punched recesses, muzzle with nostrils and open mouth; integral cotton-reel style neck with flared rim and integral handle; short triangular tail; integral conical spout to chest; body with geometric design painted in red pigment. See Ebbinghaus, S., edn., Animal-Shaped Vessels From The Ancient World, Feasting With Gods, Heroes, and Kings, Cambridge Massachusetts, 2019, for discussion and comparable examples. 916 grams, 18cm (7"). Property of a central London collector; previously with a central London gallery; accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report by The Research Laboratory for Archaeology and The History of Art, Oxford University, dated 16 June 1981. Fine condition.
Lot 302
Middle Bronze Age, mid 3rd-mid 2nd millennium BC. A ceramic jar comprising a slightly flared body, rounded rim, four pierced lugs below the rim, four holes close to the lower edge, incised band to the centre of the sidewall with bird motifs, convex bottom; possibly a ritual vessel. 328 grams, 10cm (4"). From an important collection of ancient art formed by a deceased gentleman from 1960-1990; latterly dispersed to family members after his death and held in London and Switzerland. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 163
Dated 1792 BC. A pillow-shaped ceramic administrative tablet with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Clay tablet, 91x57mm., with 21 lines of Babylonian cuneiform on obverse and reverse. It is an administrative document dated to the 31st year of R?m-Sîn I (c.1792 B.C.), king of Larsa, listing 12 men in the employment of some large establishment giving their names on the far right of the column, their professional titles in front of the names, and on the left side two columns with figures for each man, referring to each man. The figures are summarized at the bottom of the list, and the reverse of the tablet gives the date: / year: second after Isin was captured by the exalted weapon of An, Enlil and Enki. / Some damage to the top of the reverse, but most of the writing is preserved.' 180 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10249-165038. Fine condition.
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