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LOT 1414
Bactrian Banded Agate Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D. AND LATER
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (69 grams total, 19-29 mm).
Comprising of barrel and oval beads. [12]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, England.
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Western Asiatic Pottery Chalice
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a slender stem and flared foot, broad bowl with loop handle to the rim. 753 grams, 20.5 cm wide
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Post-Sasanian Cut Glass Vase
Circa 9th-10th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Trumpet-shaped neck with facets to the outer face, broad shoulder and gently flared body with wheel-cut arcading to the sidewall; supplied in a custom-made display box. 222 grams, 14 cm
Private collection, UK.
The vessel belongs to the category of glass items with cut decoration. Usually, the neck of these vessels presents seven sides, the shoulder nine or eleven, between horizontal grooves. Arcade-like motifs adorn the body. The body presents nine, ten or eleven sides above the base. -
Indo-Parthian Silver Bowl
Circa late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Squat in profile with gently domed base, curved sidewall with carination below the rim. 233 grams, 18.1 cm
Acquired from a private UK collection prior to 1979. Ex Julian Sherrier collection, a leading figure in Gandharan art. with Christie's, New York, sale 2337, 14th September 2010, no.51 (part).
