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LOT 0897
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (43.6 grams total, 2-20 mm).
Mainly pottery and some glass, annular, tubular, fusiform and other types. [100+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Mythical Beast
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Carved with a winged figure. 1.84 grams, 18 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.043. London collection, 2016. -
Nabataean Decorated Red Pottery Bowl
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Shallow dish with carinated rim, painted decoration of radiating palmettes and geometric forms. 103 grams, 16.5 cm
From Jordan under export licence, circa 1980s. From Madame Liechti, Geneva, Switzerland. -
Western Asiatic Painted Ceramic Zoomorphic Ewer
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Formed as a stylised animal with stocky waisted body formed from conjoined bulbs, long tail, flared neck developing to a spout with lugs, loop handle to the middle back and filler-hole to the rump; painted with bands of running scroll designs and bands. 537 grams, 15 cm wide
From the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.
