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LOT 0279
Nabataean Decorated Red Pottery Bowl
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (103 grams, 16.5 cm).
Shallow dish with carinated rim, painted decoration of radiating palmettes and geometric forms. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Jordan under export licence, circa 1980s.
From Madame Liechti, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Western Asiatic Artefact Group
19th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £169
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From a UK private collection, before 1980. -
Mesopotamian Shell Necklace Bead Group
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Comprising large and small cylinders, discs, and other small rounded shaped beads. 72 grams total, 5-40 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Painted Ceramic Zoomorphic Ewer
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Formed as a stylised animal with stocky waisted body formed from conjoined bulbs, long tail, flared neck developing to a spout with lugs, loop handle to the middle back and filler-hole to the rump; painted with bands of running scroll designs and bands. 537 grams, 15 cm wide
From the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.