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LOT 1245
Large Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 3/8 in. (965 grams, 23.8 cm).
Bulbous body with a raised band beneath the tubular neck, two pierced lug handles on the shoulder.
ProvenanceFrom an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.
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LOT 1245
Large Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £278
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Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
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Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £630
Ovoid in plan with a loop to the narrow end, repoussé pellets to the rim, star-and-crescent motifs, and ropework borders. 3.47 grams, 45 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
The crescent is often illustrated in the clan symbols (neshan) of aristocratic Sasanian families. On the reliefs of Naghsh-e-Rustam, the crescent moon is linked to aristocratic clans, and on various monuments, it is linked with military units.
