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LOT 1259
Syro-Hittite Steatite Container with Engraved Pairs of Animals
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (820 grams, 10.9 cm).
Rectangular tray with segmented upper face, each sidewall with incuse scene of two opposed animals (horses, goats), one with a human figure interposed.
ProvenancePrivate collection.
Acquired in 2001.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 1259
Syro-Hittite Steatite Container with Engraved Pairs of Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Penannular body with ram-head terminals. 27 grams, 58 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Glass Vessel Collection
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Including four miniature amphorae each with a ribbed collar to the neck, and a fifth with sealing wax at the mouth. 130 grams total, 9.2-14.2 cm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Parthian Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circles
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Broad and shallow with incised ring to the inner centre. 121 grams, 14.3 cm wide
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.
