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LOT 1460
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Collection
CIRCA 16TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (43.3 grams total, 18-27 mm).
Comprising seven rings, each with a decorative bezel, one fragmentary. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK
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Amlash Zoomorphic Terracotta Pouring Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bulbous body with a funicular neck and a round-section handle with an animal-head thumbpad, the spout resembling a bird's head with a small curving projection above. 475 grams, 22.2 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Large Western Asiatic Ceramic Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Bulbous body with flattened base, three raised ribs to the trumpet-shaped neck and a small handle to the rear. 1.08 kg, 27 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Opaque Glass Vessel
9th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Piriform body and funicular neck; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 28.5 grams, 10.6 cm (91.1 grams total, 13.2 cm including stand)
From an important London, UK, collection 1980-2020.
These small flasks are typical in shape and dimensions, produced by the Egyptian or Syrian workshops of the Fatimid Empire. They were realised in ultramarine blue, slightly translucent glass, free-blown, and with a snapped-off base.
