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LOT 1228
Sasanian High Tin Bronze Bowl
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (225 grams, 12.9 cm).
With rounded body and raised boss to the centre.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Drum-shaped steatite vessel with reserved frieze to the outer face: two lions advancing, each preceded by a rectangle with incised grid; seated female with long hair and fur-textured garment, offering a fruit to the first lion; palm tree to her rear; shallow socket to each of the eyes and the female's chest to accept an inlay panel. 695 grams, 11.7 cm
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Achaemenid Silver Animal-Headed Handle
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising a round-section recurved shank with a calf's head at each end and flat attachment point; the finials each with large lentoid eyes and hatching to the jaw. 56.5 grams, 90 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
