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LOT 1196
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (142 grams, 12.4 cm wide).
Hemispherical in profile with lip to inner edge of mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.
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Western Asiatic Stone Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With a broad squat body with carination and a flat rim to the mouth; basal ring. 396 grams, 11.6 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s. -
Mesopotamian Stone Bowl Collection
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Barrel-shaped in profile with a flat base, ribbed rim to the tapering neck with raised rim; incised lines to the outer face. 199 grams total, 51-75 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Shell Ring Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising a discoid body with raised inverted rim, a stylised head of a bird(?) to the top with large ring-and-dot eyes; pierced for suspension; restored. 14.40 grams, 51 mm
From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Europe.