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LOT 1214
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/4 in. (462 grams, 21 cm).
A heavy wide bowl with gently sloping walls, slightly rounded base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collections, 1990s-2000s.
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.
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Ayyubid Glazed Bowl
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Conical profile with wide foot, white glaze and ribbed decoration to the inner face; some restoration. 249 grams, 17.8 cm wide
From the private family collection of Ersula Barter-Hemmerich, the longest serving member of staff working at the United Nations, her private collection formed in the 1950s and 1960s; thence by descent to her grandson. 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. -
Western Asiatic Lustre Glaze Calligraphic Bowl
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Hemispherical in profile with basal ring, with pseudo-inscription to the inner rim, lustre-glazed; repaired. 93 grams, 93 mm
From the private family collection of Ersula Barter-Hemmerich, the longest serving member of staff working at the United Nations, her private collection formed in the 1950s and 1960s; thence by descent to her grandson. 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. -
Luristan Bronze Bowl
Circa 1000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Of a rounded profile with rounded base, circumferential groove beneath the rim. 365 grams, 15.7 cm
Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-2000s. 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.
In the Ancient East this was a form of vessel very common at every period. Such bronze dishes with a lip were, however, extremely rare. The specimens kept in Brussels and Berlin Museums, without lips, were also found in Luristan, but are of Mesopotamian manufacture.
