Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0926
Achaemenid Bronze Bowl
CIRCA 7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
6 3/4 in. (268 grams, 17 cm wide).
With high tin content, the body formed with a D-section wall and rounded base.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
.jpg)
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £252
Composed of stone and glass beads in a variety of sizes, shapes and colours, some from Asia, North and West Africa, with some glass Venitian chevrons and millefiori trade beads. 95 grams total, 1-16 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Mythical Beast
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Carved with a winged figure. 1.84 grams, 18 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.043. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Restrung with three central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 19.5 grams, 44 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands.
