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LOT 1489
Western Asiatic Silver Scroll
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
1 3/4 in. (1.89 grams, 45 mm).
Rectangular thin silver sheet tightly wound into a cigar-shaped amulet; stamped starburst and other motifs to outer face
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Sasanian Silver Footed Rib Bowl
6th century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,375
Fluted bowl composed of a D-section body and splayed pedestal foot. 146 grams, 13.4 cm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13284-253353. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Vessel with Animal Handle
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Squat in profile with drum-shaped body and repoussé base; circumferential bands of pellets beneath rim and above foot; applied loop handle with thumb-pad and spur beneath. 533 grams, 16.5 cm wide
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Monumental Western Asiatic Pottery Jar
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Comprising a sharply tapering lower body, parallel-sided upper body and rounded rim; decorated in dark brown with thirteen square panels with central saltire on a hatched field; repaired. 17 kg, 64 cm high
with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK, 1974. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12972-245238.
