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LOT 0996
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl with Internal Concentric Circles
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (261 grams, 15.5 cm wide).
Hemispherical in form, the interior base incised with shallow concentric lines; interior and exterior tinned or silvered.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0996
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl with Internal Concentric Circles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Western Asiatic Alabaster Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Of carinated form with everted rim. 435 grams, 15 cm wide
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Sassanian Clay Bulla
Circa 400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
The domed face impressed with a number of seals displaying animal figures together with other designs; possible remains of maker's finger prints in the clay. 65 grams, 50 mm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Brass Feline
Khorasan, circa 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
In the form of a lion or cat, modelled couchant with base of tail formed as a loop; decorative panels on the body displaying scrolling foliage, animals, Kufic lettering and coat texture with remains of black enamelling; shaped recess to base; hollow-formed. 637 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired 1960s-1970s. From a UK private collection, 1981. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202184.