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LOT 1073
Samarkand Ware Calligraphic Ceramic Bowl
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 in. (620 grams, 22 cm diameter).
Conical with low foot, slip-painted with chestnut brown band to the rim, three calligraphic panels to the inner face below the rim with interstitial red and black rosettes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Lane, A., Early Islamic Pottery: Mesopotamia, Egypt & Persia, London, 1947, pl.15, for type.
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Large Western Asiatic Bronze Figure of a Bull
Circa 10th century B.C.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Modelled in the round with slender elongated trunk, thick neck and prominent horns, vestigial ears below; Anatolian workmanship. 1.32 kg, 19.2 cm
with Christie's, New York, 8 June 2001, no.363. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12414-226675. -
Western Asiatic Ceramic Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed mainly of oblate, conical and melon beads, some with decoration, central feature a large green glazed discoid bead. 41 grams, 31 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Agate Bull's Head Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Finely carved as a stylised bull's head with short horns and bulbous eyes, incised nostrils and mouth, perforated at the back of the neck for suspension. 28.9 grams, 40 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card.
