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LOT 1557
Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel
CIRCA 500-400 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (150 grams, 60 mm).
Squat, 'bag' shaped vessel with flared rim and flat base.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 1557
Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£167 (EUR 193; USD 225) +BP*
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1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including frog, perching bird, zebu and other types. 4.31 grams total, 10-19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic and Other Pale Blue Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed mainly of small annular and oblate beads with a lozenge-shaped pendant bead and a small shell suspended from underneath, restrung. 8.52 grams, 36.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Socketted Axehead
Bronze Age, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Long triangular blade with an almost straight cutting edge, tubular socket with a raised ridge. 590 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex property of an Austrian private collector since the 1970s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
