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LOT 1316
Bactrian Alabaster Bowl
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
5 1/4 in. (1.15 kg, 13.5 cm wide).
With wide rounded base and gently sloping walls. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bronze Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Including gladiator figurine, model stag, petronel, barrel-shaped bead and other items. 287 grams total, 27-85 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Amlash Bronze Pin with Solid Sphere Finial
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Plain shank with a pointed end and a heavy, bulbous terminal atop a ribbed baluster collar; surface worn, the pin repaired at the carinated collar; old collector's label '10635'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 100 grams, 20.5 cm (135 grams total, 21.4 cm including stand)
Acquired on the UK art market 1970s-1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Including granulated collar, granulated tube and other types, with some later beads. 9.77 grams total, 2-9 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.