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LOT 0969
Western Asiatic Painted Pottery Chalice
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (483 grams, 13 cm high).
Composed of a bowl with convex wall, everted rim and splayed foot; painted with a frieze of black and crimson geometric motifs to the exterior; base repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Bactrian Bronze Kohl Pot
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
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1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
A mixed group of complete and fragmentary ceramic artefacts, including decorated vessels, figural idols, the head of a bovine and other items. 662 grams total, 4.3-17.5 cm
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Abbasid Brown Glass Beaker with Trail
9th century A.D.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Olive-coloured squat glass vessel with rounded rim; applied glass trails to the sidewall, the lower ones dragged; dimple to the underside. 201 grams, 89 mm wide
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