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LOT 1223
Mamluk Pale Green Glass Feeder Bottle
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (45.5 grams, 13.8 mm).
Lentoid in section with dimple base and tall conical pipe; applied trails to the shoulders.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Western Asiatic Mould Blown Pale Green Glass Jug
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Sasanian Bronze Bowl
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Large West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Heraldic Eagle
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Openwork discoid seal with loop handle to the reverse; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 63x63x20 mm. This is round with flat face and flat back on which a handle of inverted U-shape is mounted on the back. The design is both compartmented and open-work. It shows a heraldic eagle in the middle: head up, wings spread, and tail feathers down, surrounded by a guilloche of nine spirals. The design is repeated by engraving on the back. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. The handle is worn, but otherwise it is in very good condition, and is a fine piece.' 63.6 grams, 64 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.
