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LOT 1487
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 1487
Western Asiatic Glass Vessel Collection
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Urartian Jasper Bovine Seal Amulet
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Carved as a reclining bull with erect head, underside engraved with a winged quadruped. 2.67 grams, 21 mm
From the collection of Dr U.O., Zurich, acquired in the 1950s. with Rhea Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Western Asiatic Polished Bronze Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Shallow body with a rounded base and thickened rim. 350 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Comprising a standing figure in profile with both arms raised towards a supine figure with a pile of transverse knives above and a goat or ibex below; to the rear, a standing horse above a kneeling figure with an adze and a crouching dog perpendicular; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.09 grams, 21.8 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
