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LOT 1433
Western Asiatic Pottery Chalice
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (753 grams, 20.5 cm wide).
Comprising a slender stem and flared foot, broad bowl with loop handle to the rim.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s.
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Indo-Parthian Silver Bowl
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Opening Bid: £600
Squat in profile with gently domed base, curved sidewall with carination below the rim. 233 grams, 18.1 cm
Acquired from a private UK collection prior to 1979. Ex Julian Sherrier collection, a leading figure in Gandharan art. with Christie's, New York, sale 2337, 14th September 2010, no.51 (part). -
Western Asiatic Steatite Seal with Animals
3300-3000 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Rectangular in plan and triangular in section with median hole, flat face with incuse frieze of ibexes. 38.9 grams, 61 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Neo-Babylonian Haematite Duck Weight Collection
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Opening Bid: £500
A set graduating in size, each modelled in the round and polished. 24.61 grams total, 14-22 mm
Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 12 December 2006, no.209 (Part). Private collection, England.
