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LOT 1251
Western Asiatic Banded Alabaster Vessel
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 in. (148 grams, 59 mm).
With broad flat base and ovoid profile, thick rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Indo-Parthian Silver Carinated Cup
Circa late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Formed from a single sheet, the ovoid base carinated with plain upper portion, slightly flared lip to the rim. 95 grams, 10.4 cm
Acquired from a private UK collection prior to 1979. Ex Julian Sherrier collection, a leading figure in Gandharan art. with Christie's, New York, sale 2337, 14th September 2010, no.56A (part). Accompanied by the original Christie's lot ticket. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12961-244455.
The taste for beautifully decorated cups and drinking vessels was a hallmark of the later Seleucid Empire and early Arsacid Dynasty. Various beakers and cups were used by the Parthians according to the style of the Hellenized East. -
Large Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Carved as a sphere and polished, with tapering vertical socket. 1.34 kg, 10 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Banded Alabaster Globular Jar
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Globular in profile with low neck and broad square-section rim; mineralised bronze deposit to base. 156 grams, 80 mm
Ex William Ohly, 1883-1955. Ex Abbey Museum, Barnet, by descent.
