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LOT 1711
Qaznavid Decorated Bronze Bowl
12TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (205 grams, 15.7 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with incised design of concentric rings to the inner face.
ProvenanceEx 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s.
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Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Gemstone
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Mesopotamian Bronze Socketted Axehead
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a tubular socket and a slender triangular blade. 320 grams, 11.7 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
