Western Asiatic Bowl with Roulette Decoration

16th-12th century BC. A mixed group of Late Bronze Age ceramic bowls comprising: two terracotta and one cream coloured with painted lines of decoration, each with stirrup-shaped handle below the rim.

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze bowl with faint boss to the centre, surrounded by a band of petals; to the inner walls, three bands of zoomorphic friezes in light repoussé with inscribed detail comprisi

3rd millennium BC. A rectangular black stone bowl with rounded basal edges. 365 grams, 18cm (7"). Property of a gentleman; previously with Galerie Samarcande, Paris, France.

18th-19th century A.D. A copper-alloy bowl of truncated conical form, the base, body and neck decorated with geometric rosettes, cartouches and interlace motifs with dense fill of flowering vines betw

3rd-7th century AD. A base silver bowl, discoid in plan with rounded underside and thickened rim, incised image of an advancing lion to the centre. Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. Cf.

1st millennium AD. A ceramic mould for decorated bowls with deep central socket and concentric rings motif, band of tear-drop motifs each with trefoil head and foot, rosettes between. 1.2 kg, 19cm (7

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan culture. Beautiful, simple bronze bowl. Shallow with slightly extended rim. Good condition; superb patina. Provenance: From an old British collection forme

2nd millennium BC. An alabaster bowl with flaring rim and tapering, straight edged body, with slightly rounded base. 1.18 kg, 7 x 14cm (2 3/4 x 5 1/2"). Ex Rabi Gallery, Mount Street, Mayfair, London,

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A finely made bell-shaped terracotta bowl with flat base and narrow rim, band of impressed points below the rim. 1.2 kg, 26cm (10 1/4"). Ex Rihani family collection; acquired be

16th-12th century BC. A mixed group of Late Bronze Age ceramic bowls comprising: two large, buff-coloured, with painted hatching, stirrup-shaped handle below the rim; one similar, terracotta, flat bas

6th-4th century BC. A bronze bowl with flaring rim and body covered with sereis of vertical lines. 411 grams; 16.5cm (6 3/4"). Property of a North East Essex collector; acquired in the 1980s. [No Rese

1st millennium BC. A hemispherical ceramic bowl with painted hatched band beneath the rim. 190 grams, 10.5cm (4"). From an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by des

3rd-2nd millennium B.C. A squat terracotta bowl with rounded underside, carinated shoulder and everted flat rim; band of painted scroll ornament to the shoulder with hatching beneath. Cf. Satyawadi, S

4th-3rd millennium BC. A conical terracotta bowl with small discoid base, band of impressed points below the rim. 1.1 kg, 24cm (9 1/2") Property of an American gentleman; acquired on the London art ma

Ca. 600-700 AD An extremely fine Syro-Byzantine calcite alabaster bowl featuring thick rounded walls. The bowl is nicely decorated to the outside with two rows of concentric circle and dot motifs. The

Ca. 600-700 AD An extremely fine Syro-Byzantine calcite alabaster bowl featuring thick rounded walls. The bowl is nicely decorated to the outside with two rows of concentric circle and dot motifs. The

4th-3rd millennium BC. A conical terracotta bowl with small discoid base, band of impressed slashes and three radiating lugs below the rim. 720 grams, 21cm (8 1/4") Property of an American gentleman;

4.5x3cm Weight: 27 grams

Ca. 600-800 AD A Judeo-Aramaic "devil trap" terracotta bowl with 10 black lines of inscription spiralling around the interior. In between the inscription, is a male demon with his feet chained. Bowls

Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C. A steatite vessel of squat carinated form, clusters of circumferential channels above and below the medial ridge and encircling the base, inverted vessel rim. 88 gra

A PAIR OF ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZE VESSELS, PROBABLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY. Comprising a bowl with incised decoration and a bulbous vessel with handles (one absent), largest diameter 9.5 inches (24.3 cm

Ca. 1st Millennium BC A bronze incense burner with well defined decoration to the handle and pan. The underside decorated with motifs including small floral shaped patterns; on the front the burner is

4th century BC. A broad bronze bowl with repoussé fluting to the wall, central domed boss and ring, slightly flared rim. 483 grams, 19.5cm (8") From an important private London collection; formed in

13th-7th century BC. A tubular bronze macehead with flanges to the sockets, collar with incised triangular decoration, bulb with applied pellets. 310 grams, 87mm (3 1/2") Property of a North West Lond