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LOT 1164
Western Asiatic Glazed Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (191 grams, 10 cm).
Squat in profile with bulbous body and flared base, stepped shoulder and tapering neck with pinched rim; turquoise-coloured dip-glaze.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Bactrian Lidded Silver Vessel with Leopards
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UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.