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LOT 1673
Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/2 in. (715 grams, 24 cm).
Comprising a broad bowl with ribbing to the shoulder, tapering stem and flared base.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Polished Bronze Bowl
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Shallow body with engraved concentric circles at the base and a circumferential band below the rim. 178 grams, 17.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Frieze depicting a court scene with a seated figure in profile with one hand raised towards a standing figure wearing a floor-length robe, to the rear a bird with wings spread above a cluster of pelleted roundels; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.36 grams, 17.76 mm
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Mitanni Faience Cylinder Seal with Man and Beast
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From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
