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LOT 1162
Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/8 in. (569 grams, 18.1 cm wide).
With conical base and flared rim, hemispherical bowl with everted rim, decorative horizontal bands to the outer face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a North London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
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Opening Bid: £667
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Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
Eastern Levant AE 4 Shekels Weight
Bronze to Iron II Age, circa 12th-6th centuries B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Mortar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Squat in profile with broad rounded rim. 1.2 kg, 15.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
