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LOT 0238
Large Western Asiatic Facetted Glass Vessel
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/8 in. (412 grams, 20.6 cm).
With drum-shaped body and broad shoulder, tapering neck and flared mouth, recessed underside, segmented facets to the neck and edge of the shoulder, iridescent surface; repaired.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1990s.
Private collection, New York, USA.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13374-255459.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 48.101.270, for a similar example.
FootnotesThis object was probably produced in Nishapur, a vital city in the early and middle Islamic period, located on the Silk Road. The people of high and low-level classes of Nishapur, land-owning aristocracy and literates or simple farmers and miners, were able to adapt the cultural trends arriving from the Silk Road, creating a material culture with a distinctive visual language.
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LOT 0238
Large Western Asiatic Facetted Glass Vessel
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,500 (EUR 2,900; USD 3,375) +BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Large Bactrian Black Chlorite 'Hand Bag' Ceremonial Weight
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £8,000
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Neo-Babylonian Banded Agate Duck Weight
Circa 800-600 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round with its head and neck resting along the spine. 1.6 grams, 14 mm
Ex private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-2000s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
