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LOT 1277
Western Asiatic Ceramic Bowl with Blue Leaf Design
10TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/4 in. (710 grams, 24.6 cm).
Broad bowl with carinated inner edge to the and chamfered rim, law basal ring; upper face glazed with floral design picked out in blue and grey, circumferential rings below the rim and panels of radiating stripes and blue glaze.
ProvenanceS. Morad collection.
From the collection of M. Hugues Rosset, Switzerland.
Private Swiss collection, acquired from M. Hugues Rosset in 1998.
Cf. a ceramic in similar style in MAO (Museum Oriental Art), Turin, Inventory no.ISv/3, 9th-10th century A.D.
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LOT 1277
Western Asiatic Ceramic Bowl with Blue Leaf Design
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) ‡+BP*
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Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £450
Flat-based bowl, inscribed in spiral from the bottom inner wall to the rim with Aramaic text. 360 grams, 17.6 cm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK
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Circa 4th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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