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LOT 0925
Bactrian Ceramic Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 in. (55 grams, 22.5 cm).
Convex bowl with broad inturned rim, columnar stem with ribbing to the lower end, trumpet-shaped foot.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Blue Glass Bottle
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With a tapering cylindrical body and bulbous base, applied trails, scrolls and loop handle; remains of iridescence, repaired. 73.9 grams, 16 cm
London private collection, 1979-1983. -
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Group
Late 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £194
Comprising seven gold hoop earrings comprising: an example composed of a coiled wire and bead bezel; one with hollow-formed capsule-shaped bulb decorated with a medial twisted wire collar; a crescentic hoop with granulated pyramids to the lower edge and one loop; hollow-formed crescentic earring with coiled collars; a flat-section crescent with hook-and-eye closure; a hollow-formed crescent-shaped earring with expanded central section and remains of hinge closure; hoop with single granulations to lower body, triangular plaque below, dangle comprising gold granulated beads and pearl and facetted blue bead, possibly of stone; including fragmentary examples. 6.69 grams total, 10-27 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Openwork Lamp Stand
Circa 12th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Hollow-formed with openwork columnar shaft and low-relief calligraphic bands, openwork bulb to each end; broad discoid platter with raised rim; tripod base with openwork dome and low-relief scrollwork. 3.1 kg, 56 cm high
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.