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Large Western Asiatic Ceramic Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Bulbous body with flattened base, three raised ribs to the trumpet-shaped neck and a small handle to the rear. 1.08 kg, 27 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Sasanian Bronze Bowl
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With broad base and deep everted sidewall. 194 grams, 17 cm
From the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s. -
Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Beasts
Circa 1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A reused seal with an untrimmed top, showing a beast with a small beast on its back, a man in front, star as a filler motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.27 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.61. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
An oval intaglio with a two-line inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.78 grams, 14 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Sasanian Bronze Bowl
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Broad and squat with flared sidewall and rounded edge to the mouth, concentric rings to inner centre. 241 grams, 17.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising: a grey steatite seal with a geometric pattern; a concave grey steatite seal with a linear pattern; a black steatite seal with a zig-zag motif; a steatite seal with a man wearing a Syrian fur-trimmed skirt, a figure in a fringed skirt, partition, a frontal nude woman, partition, a figure in a skirt and a tree; a dark grey granite seal with three dashed figures; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 15.3 grams total, 12-19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.6, 7, 19, 42, 68. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Slender cylindrical body with tubular neck and a strap handle to the rear. 200 grams, 18.7 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Achaemenid Turquoise Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Composed mainly of graduated oblate beads with larger beads as the central feature, restrung. 10.5 grams, 38 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead and Pendant Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed of graduated mixed beads with a large discoid pendant, restrung. 57 grams, 34.5 cm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Single-Handled Pottery Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a bulbous body with a flattened base, a wide funicular neck and a handle to the rear. 588 grams, 18.7 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mixed group of various beads, mainly in glass and stone. 159 grams total, 1-25 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Sasanian Silver Ring with Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone
Circa 4th-5th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising a slender D-section hoop and a large oval bezel with a later carnelian cabochon engraved with a two-line inscription. 6.28 grams, 27.36 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.