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LOT 1609
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 1609
Western Asiatic Opaque Glass Vessel
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£180 (EUR 209; USD 243) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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Bactrian Terracotta Vessel Stand
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With flange rim, flared base, stem with collars, and some painted decoration to the rim and neck. 1.67 kg, 21.5 cm high
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet, an Administrative Document
Circa 2000-1700 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
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