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LOT 1054
Western Asiatic Basalt Mortar with Linear Decoration
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 7/8 in. (3.6 kg, 20 cm wide).
Tubular with slightly flared profile, rounded rim, five circumferential ribs above the equator. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 1054
Western Asiatic Basalt Mortar with Linear Decoration
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Western Asiatic Granulated Gold Bead Set
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Mixed group of granulated beads with different sized holes. 3.25 grams total, 5-10 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With bell-shaped carinated bowl, short stem and stepped flared base; running scroll decoration to the shoulder and body. 530 grams, 13.5 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s. From a UK private collection. -
Luristan Decorated Bronze Bracelet
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Penannular round-section shank with integral bulbs to the outer edge. 28.4 grams, 69 mm
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
