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LOT 0890
Western Asiatic Globular Stone Jar
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (990 grams, 10.2 cm wide).
Polished with a broad everted rim and rounded base.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 2001.
European collection.
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Nabataean Redware Feeder Vessel
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £130
With bulbous body, narrow neck and broad trumpet-shaped mouth with central filler hole; short conical spout to the shoulder, ribbed strap handle, concentric rings to the lower body and base. 187 grams, 97 mm
From the important family collection of the late M.N., pre-1992. -
Western Asiatic Alabaster Cylinder Seal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With incised design of interlaced parallel bands. 506 grams, 33 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.071. London collection, 2016. -
Ghurid Silver Pectoral with Animals
Central Asia, 13th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £533
Featuring curved sides and bottom, scalloped upper edge; median figure in textured hat flanked by two resting camels on a pounced field; applied loop to each upper corner; some old repairs. 90 grams, 17 cm
London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. with Bonhams, London, Islamic & India Art sale, circa 2015, p.45, lot 55. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202353.
Ghurid Dynasty metalwork is poorly represented when compared to the architecture of the period, and the majority of surviving pieces are items of jewellery mostly in Russian museum collections. The sculptural nature of the decoration of this repoussé sheet sets it apart from the more usual output of Iran at this time, recalling the fine silversmithing of the Sasanian period.
