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LOT 0280
Nabataean Pottery Basket
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (567 grams, 17.5 cm high).
Ceramic calathus with carination below the rim, fluted strap handle, white painted stripes to the inner rim; very rare.
ProvenanceFrom a family collection, London, pre 1988.
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LOT 0280
Nabataean Pottery Basket
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Luristan Bronze Horse Attachment Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: four openwork rosette style mounts with conical centres and strap junction to reverse; a whorl-shaped mount with mounting lug to reverse; an openwork comma-shaped fitting with loop to reverse; a rosette with domed head and rectangular lug to reverse; fitting with openwork geometric design and circular suspension loop; cylindrical bar terminating in a stylised feline head. 317 grams total, 2.5-10.7 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Bowl Decorated with Figures
Circa 2000 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising: a squat biconical bowl with broad base, tiered bands of geometric hatched ornament in red and brown shades; terracotta idol figure with raised arms, dimpled rump and hooked head; offered with a later ceramic figurine and a conical pylon. 727 grams total, 6.8 - 15 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Mesopotamian Alabaster Disc Necklace Bead Group
Circa 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a quantity of disc-shaped beads, each pierced for stringing. 60 grams total, 3-9 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
