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LOT 0214
Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl with Painted Birds
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (298 grams, 16 cm wide).
With a rounded underside and flared rim; painted asterisk to centre, hatched chevrons to mouth with profile birds in the voids; early Iranian workmanship.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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LOT 0214
Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl with Painted Birds
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£333 (EUR 387; USD 450) +BP*
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Ottoman Silver Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
D-section hoop with a raised boss at the base, foliate decoration on the shoulders, and a tall oval bezel with a calligraphic inscription. 12.78 grams, 26.88 mm overall, 18.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising: frieze with profile advancing horse and birds above; scene with standing warrior in plumed helmet advancing with one arm raised, holding a weapon, grasping the stem of a sapling with leaping lion behind; running horse with sun and moon above; procession of tall robed figures and small kneeling figure between, chipped; fragment with deeply cut bird-heads and other items; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.2 grams total, 10-15 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising: band of geometric figures (birds?) within borders of broken lines; frieze of standing birds each with head turned on a long neck and one wing extended; frieze of zoomorphs one with four thin legs and Y-shaped body, the other smaller with horns; frieze of perching birds each with one wing extended, the first with head turned towards the second, within ruled borders; fragment with robed figure extending one arm towards a second figure in mantle and ankle-length robe; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 26.3 grams total, 20-26 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
