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LOT 0841
Large Bactrian Pottery Chalice
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (1.37 kg, 20.5 cm high).
With flared base and short cylindrical stem; tapering bowl with inverted rim, two decorative incised circumferential bands beneath the rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal
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Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s. -
Jemdet Nasr Recumbent Bull Amulet
Circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
Carved stone modelled in the round recumbent bull with collar to the neck, legs folded beneath the body, drilled at the shoulder; supplied with a custom-made stand. 15.57 grams total, bull: 36 mm long
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Carved with a winged figure. 1.84 grams, 18 mm
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