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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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South Arabian Carving of a Nude Couple in Erotic Embrace with Inscription
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Modelled in the round as two figures embracing, the upper figure with a pseudo inscription to the back; mounted on a custom-made stand. 380 grams total, 13.3 cm including stand
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Ribbed round-section body with tubular neck and everted rim. 9.29 grams, 49 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
