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LOT 1306
Sasanian Bronze Bowl with Bird
CIRCA 3RD-6TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (134 grams, 15 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with an incised ring enclosing a perching bird, both filled with punched ring-and-dot detailing.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, early 2000s.
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Sasanian Bronze Bowl with Bird
Circa 3rd-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Hemispherical in profile with an incised ring enclosing a perching bird, both filled with punched ring-and-dot detailing. 134 grams, 15 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, early 2000s. -
Assyrian Green Serpentine Amulet with Worshippers
Circa 900-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Bifacial amulet with chevron borders and worshippers, accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Amulet of Green Serpentine, 31mm. high. There is a band of chevrons at both top and bottom of this amulet, going in opposite directions. Between them on the one side is a standing worshipper holding up a cup in one hand and a bow in the other, in front of him an altar. On the other side is a sacred tree under a winged solar disc, and to the other side of the tree is a minute worshipper with hands extended. [...] from any part of the [...].' 11.9 grams, 31 mm
with Bonhams, Fine Antiquities, 20th May, 1992, no.76. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in 1990. -
Mesopotamian Decorated Stone Vessel
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Squat in profile with lotus-flower detailing at the base and sidewall, stepped bands with hatching, recessed at lip to accept a lid. 905 grams, 12.9 cm wide
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.
