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LOT 1371
Western Asiatic Glass Vessel Collection
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 - 5 1/2 in. (130 grams total, 9.2-14.2 cm).
Including four miniature amphorae each with a ribbed collar to the neck, and a fifth with sealing wax at the mouth. [5]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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LOT 1371
Western Asiatic Glass Vessel Collection
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Stone Decorated Spindle Whorl Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two conical spindle whorls, the larger with stylised human figures and quadrupeds, the smaller with ring-and-dot decoration. 9.39 grams total, 18-23 mm
Acquired in the 1980s-2000s. From an important London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung designer necklace string of ceramic and stone beads of mainly oblate form, central feature a large cylindrical and annular bead; restrung. 27.7 grams, 30 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Royal Stamped Terracotta Jar Handle
Late 8th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
The handle fragment from a Tufnell type 484 jar, bearing an oval stamp to the upper handle. 129 grams, 10 cm
Ex S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.