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LOT 1381
Western Asiatic Red-Painted Terracotta Vessel
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (320 grams, 11.5 cm wide).
With broad shoulder and a wide neck, flared rim; ribbed loop handle with applied pellet above; polychrome painted scroll and mesh designs.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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Western Asiatic Decorated Agate Bead Group
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Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
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Circular intaglio with narrow base, upper face with densely arranged inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.61 grams, 20 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
