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LOT 1057
Western Asiatic Iridescent Glass Bottle
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (28.8 grams, 55 mm).
Square-section rectangular bottle with columnar neck, iridescent surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Glass Balsamarium
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Teardrop-shaped glass vessel with low-relief eye motif to each face, low neck, 'molar' detailing to the base. 7.89 grams, 36 mm
Ex collection of the Chierroni family, Paris, France, formed between 1980-1990s. Property of a French collector. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Necklace Bead and Pendant Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including fusiform, tubular, oblate and other types in various materials. 172 grams total, 5-53 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Black stone with a figure wearing a long robe and horned cap, holding a sceptre, other hand raised in greeting to a central male figure seated on a bull; behind a bearded male figure wearing long robes and horned cap and carrying a sceptre; behind a panel with four rows of cuneiform text. 4.24 grams, 14 mm
From an important North London collection formed in the late 1980s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
