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LOT 1284
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
16 in. (6.94 grams, 40.5 cm).
Restrung group of tubular, cylindrical and other beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Khorasan 'Muhammad Bin Husayn' Bronze Cauldron
11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £315
With deep hemispherical bowl and three stub feet, two lateral trapezoidal flanges to the rim each with an arched handle; similar flange to forward edge with reserved panel of scrolled foliage; to the rear, flange with shallow median socket decorated with scrolled tendrils, two lateral discs each with a star of intersecting triangles; signed by Muhammad Bin Husayn 5.75 kg, 43.5 cm
with Christie's, South Kensington, Art & Textiles of The Islamic & Indian Worlds, 8 April 2011, no.150. Private collection, UK. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bactrian Bronze Stamp Seal with Human Figures
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Formed as three nude male figures each with one hand to the mouth and the other covering the anus; with vertical bar handle and ring finial. 99 grams, 54 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Marbled Glass Bottle
8th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
A heavy pear-shaped amber-green coloured glass vase with u-shaped neck and everted rim, decorative marbling over the body. 101 grams, 98 mm high
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
