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LOT 1116
Achaemenid Bronze Bowl
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (338 grams, 16.5 cm).
With high tinning to the inner face giving a lustrous silvery finish, a tribute to the techniques of the Persian craftsmen; decorated with lightly incised concentric circles inside centre, thickened rim.
ProvenanceFrom an old Oxford collection, formed in the 1980s. Ex Chris Martin, UK.
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Distaff with spiral slot to the thicker end, separate domed whorl and tapering shank. 60 grams, 32 cm
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Spindle whorls are one of the most durable traces of textile craft in the archaeological record. They can be found in copious quantities and diverse types. Whorls in the shape of discs, cylinders and cones of clay, bone, stone and other more precious materials are widespread in all areas and periods, evidencing the skills of craftswomen engaged in textile production. -
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Mr M.B., Mainz, Germany, since the 1980s. Private collection, London. -
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From a 1990s German collection. Ex London, UK, gallery.
