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LOT 1359
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 in. (1.41 kg, 23 cm).
Globular in profile with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, circumferential painted bands and roundels.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 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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LOT 1359
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jar
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Bactrian Alabaster Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Conical in profile with disc base, flared sidewall tapering to a narrow rim. 847 grams, 15 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. 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. -
Khorasan Silver-Inlaid Brass Bowl
North Eastern Iran, 13th century A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,250
Squat in profile with narrow basal ring, broad mouth; shoulder with band of ornamental Kufic calligraphic text with silver inlay on a field of leaves and tendrils, reading: 'al-'izz wa'l-iqbal wa'l-dawla wa'l-salama wa'l-sa'ada wa'l-nima wa'l-'afiya wa wa'l-shukra wa'l-shakir[a] wa'l-nusra wa'l-nasirawa'l-'inaya wa'l-baqa da'iman' (Glory and prosperity and wealth and well-being and happiness and divine grace and health and gratitude and gratefulness and victory and favour and long life, perpetually); two strips of silver inlay to the edges of the median band; knotwork arcading below with silver inlay to the weave and pendants. 82 grams, 10 cm wide
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12545-231976. 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 Decorated Black Stone Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With a rounded body and flat base, the body decorated with four bands of geometric motifs. 424 grams, 10.5 cm
From a collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. 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.
