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LOT 0228
Western Asiatic Decorative Bronze Furniture Fitting
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (842 grams, 15.7 cm high).
Composed of a ribbed body, flared neck with octagonal collar, decorated with incised geometric detailing; void to base.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 39.40.48a, b, for a vessel with similar form.
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LOT 0228
Western Asiatic Decorative Bronze Furniture Fitting
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Judaean Four Shekel Stone Weight
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Of globular form with domed upper face bearing incised characters and a flat base; likely limestone. 44.7 grams, 33 mm
Gabby family collection since the late 1960s; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bulbous Vase
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With trumpet-style neck and rim and integral foot. 1.1 kg, 23 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Bactrian Ceramic Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Convex bowl with broad inturned rim, columnar stem with ribbing to the lower end, trumpet-shaped foot. 55 grams, 22.5 cm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
