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LOT 1211
Western Asiatic Black Stone Bowl with Bulls
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 1/8 in. (344 grams, 10.6 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with low ring foot, segmented sidewall with frieze of standing beasts, hatched panels; remains of lateral handle, undulating band below the rim, short C-section spout; chipped and partly absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Western Asiatic Glass Sealing
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Opening Bid: £50
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From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
Western Asiatic Silver and Stone Bead Group
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A restrung string composed of alternating carnelian and quartz beads interspersed with silver pomegranate-shaped beads, a large lozenge-shaped bead at the centre. 31.2 grams, 30 cm long
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judean Gemstone with Aramaic Inscription
800-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
With incuse standing robed figure in profile, surrounded by Aramaic text. 1.84 grams, 16 mm
Ex late London, UK, gentleman, 1970s. 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.
