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LOT 1657
Levantine Terracotta Vessel
EARLY BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1500 B.C.
4 in. (238 grams, 10 cm).
Bulbous body with narrow foot and flared mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.
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Achaemenid Core-Formed Glass Bottle
Circa 5th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
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Babylonian Stone Bead in the Shape of a Ram
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Opening Bid: £400
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Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
