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LOT 1290
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/2 in. (367 grams, 21.5 cm).
Hemispherical in section with incised concentric rings to the centre.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1290
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight
8th-7th century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £910
With two broad ovoid wings, the head resting along the spine; pierced through the neck. 3.19 kg, 16 cm
From an important collection formed before 1988. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Jeweller's Mould Group
1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Comprising: bifacial soapstone block fragment with incised roundel of a nimbate head with pouring channel, vent and locating hole, reverse similar with roundel of two opposed figures with fronds between, both faces with portions of other designs; larger rectangular block with pouting channel vent and two locating holes, roundel with rosette design. 59 grams total, 29-44 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sassanian Hardstone Stamp Seals
Circa 3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Plano-convex and other types with geometric, avian and other motifs. 25 grams total, 14-27 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
