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LOT 1623
Neo-Babylonian Engraved Alabaster Duck Weight
700-600 B.C.
3/4 in. (2.17 grams, 18 mm).
Carved in the round with wheel-cut geometric design to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1623
Neo-Babylonian Engraved Alabaster Duck Weight
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £900
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Large Bactrian Blue Glass Intaglio with Portrait
4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Plate with Star and Crescent Design
Circa 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Broad and discoid with a slightly stepped rim, stamped design to the inner face with radiating arms and hatched panels, hatched discs and other forms; the rim with a band of punched rings, each with a mullet to the centre. 459 grams, 26.5 cm wide
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.
