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LOT 0241
Western Asiatic Opaque Glass Vessel
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (5 1/4 in.) (28.5 grams, 10.6 cm (91.1 grams total, 13.2 cm including stand)).
Piriform body and funicular neck; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom an important London, UK, collection 1980-2020.
LiteratureCf. Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst, Luzern, 1981, no.576, p.132, for the type of flask.
FootnotesThese small flasks are typical in shape and dimensions, produced by the Egyptian or Syrian workshops of the Fatimid Empire. They were realised in ultramarine blue, slightly translucent glass, free-blown, and with a snapped-off base.
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LOT 0241
Western Asiatic Opaque Glass Vessel
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Large West Central Asian Bronze Star-Shaped Rosette Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Openwork seal with a triangular loop on the reverse, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 52 x 51 x 22 mm. This is round, with flat face and flat back, on which a large handle of inverted V-shape is mounted. The design is both compartmented and open-work. It consists of a rosette, with inner circle, band around that, and ten 'petals' from this circle, giving the shape of the piece. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is covered with incrustation, which could be removed. The metal beneath appears to be in good condition, as is the piece generally.' 42.3 grams, 51 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered R-517, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Concentric Circles
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bulbous body with a flattened base, a short funicular neck and a round-section strap handle, seven concentric circle motifs with a central pellet on the shoulder. 1 kg, 21.5 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.
