Lot Essay
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CIRCA 4TH-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
A GROUP OF ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN POTTERY AND MARBLE VESSELS
CIRCA 4TH-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Including a red burnished bowl with black painted zigzag and diamond pattern decoration; another with basket handle; two tripod bowls, one decorated with alternating crimson bands and black wavy lines on a pale buff ground; a miniature storage jar with black painted decoration on the shoulder; a marble footed cup with pierced lug handles, the body with vertical and horizontal bands of incised circles; and various others
21 cm. high max. (10)
CIRCA 4TH-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Including a red burnished bowl with black painted zigzag and diamond pattern decoration; another with basket handle; two tripod bowls, one decorated with alternating crimson bands and black wavy lines on a pale buff ground; a miniature storage jar with black painted decoration on the shoulder; a marble footed cup with pierced lug handles, the body with vertical and horizontal bands of incised circles; and various others
21 cm. high max. (10)
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s or early 1970s.
Special notice
Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €20,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €20,001 and €800.000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €800.000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.
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