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LOT 1146
Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (530 grams, 13.5 cm).
With bell-shaped carinated bowl, short stem and stepped flared base; running scroll decoration to the shoulder and body.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1980s.
From a UK private collection.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Including biconvex, tubular, conical, tabular and other types. 195 grams total, 6-31 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Luristan Bronze Cloak Pin
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With median piercing and ribbed detailing, conical finial; the surface with areas of corrosion, the very tip absent; old collector's label '10355'. 23.2 grams, 12.2 cm
Private collection, London, UK; acquired on the UK art market 1970s-1980s. -
Ur III Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Irregular fragment with remains of original surface bearing columns of cuneiform text. 106 grams, 73 mm
Acquired from Ancient Art, London, UK, in 1985. From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
