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LOT 1514
Bactrian Style Alabaster Jar
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (1.3 kg, 14 cm wide).
Squat jar with gussetted sidewall, rounded rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Bactrian Style Alabaster Bowl
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rectangular in plan with crescent profile, flat base and rim. 1.5 kg, 17.5 cm
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Style Alabaster Vessel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Barrel-shaped body with narrow shoulder and wide mouth, rounded rim and flat base. 740 grams, 10 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Hebrew Vellum Manuscript Scroll
18th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £494
Over three meters long with dense blocks of Hebrew (Ktav Ashuri) script on rectangular panels folded or sewn together at the lateral edges; the script with niqqud diacritics, part of the Book of Esther. 157 grams, 3.2 m
Acquired in Cambridgeshire, UK, in the 1990s. From a Suffolk, UK, private collection.
