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LOT 0940
Western Asiatic Geometric Ceramic Vessel
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 in. (1.9 kg, 28 cm high).
Of piriform shape with rounded base; painted with circumferential bands populated with dashes, waves and other geometric compositions.
ProvenanceEx Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
Ex private collection.
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Sassanian Clay Bulla
Circa 400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
The domed face impressed with a number of seals displaying animal figures together with other designs; possible remains of maker's finger prints in the clay. 65 grams, 50 mm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990. -
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Sassanian General of the South Ceramic Bulla Seal Impression
5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Displaying an armoured horseman holding a raised spear, Pahlavi inscription in two lines of lapidary script around the inner circle. 144 grams, 78 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-1999. Property of a late Mayfair, London gentleman, by descent. -
Western Asiatic Turquoise Bead Necklace with Gold Pomegranate Spacers
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
Composed of restrung barrel-shaped and small biconical turquoise beads, later gold spacer bulbs with pomegranate dangles; gold hook-and-eye clasp. 18.65 grams, 46.4 cm long
Ex private collection, 1965-2020.
