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LOT 0226
Bactrian Silver Pyxis with Beasts
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (32.3 grams, 32 mm).
Hollow-formed and drum-shaped with rounded rim; the sidewall with low-relief motifs of beasts and vegetation; underside pierced.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1990.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0226
Bactrian Silver Pyxis with Beasts
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Large Bactrian Mixed Agate Bead Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising of spherical and other beads including two with incised decoration, one not pierced. 118 grams total, 15-24 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England. -
Elamite Bronze 'Pineapple' Macehead
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A hollow-formed tubular neck with flared rim and segmented collar, bulb above with deep latticework effect, tapering finial with trumpet-shaped flange collar. 273 grams, 12.6 cm
Acquired in the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Limestone Jar
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Indurate limestone vessel with squat profile, broad flat base, carinated shoulder and broad rounded rim. 405 grams, 88 mm wide
From a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 1990s.