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LOT 0283
Large Bactrian Alabaster Bowl with Bronze-Encrusted Base
3500-3100 B.C.
11 3/4 in. (2.21 kg, 30 cm wide).
Broad shallow bowl with integral basal ring, carination below the rim, encrusted bronze circle to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Kent, UK.
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LOT 0283
Large Bactrian Alabaster Bowl with Bronze-Encrusted Base
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Broad and shallow with incised concentric rings to the inner face. 231 grams, 19.4 cm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Western Asiatic Grinding Stone Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: plano-convex type with old label to underside; 'thumb' type with label to grinding surface; waisted type with inked collector's number. 502 grams total, 40-91 mm
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Uruk Stone Stamp Seal
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Square in plan with incuse standing quadruped motif. 13.15 grams, 27 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip.
