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.jpg "Greek Marble Head of Dionysus")
.jpg "Roman Veined Marble Torso of an Athlete")
.jpg "Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II")
.jpg "Mesopotamian Torch Bearer Stand with Lion Tamer")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Restrung with graduated oblate and tubular beads. 20.7 grams, 40.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A restrung designer necklace of glass beads, mainly spherical and fusiform types. 28.9 grams, 31.2 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Comprising two hoop earrings with hollow-form beads, each bead embellished with filigree. 4.13 grams total, 23-32 mm
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Restrung designer necklace with graduated oblate and spherical stone and glass beads, the centrepiece a pierced ceramic shard. 26.1 grams, 41 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including liturgical spoons and other items. 247 grams total, 4.6-22.8 cm
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Broad and of low conical profile with inturned carinated rim, basal ring; painted pattern of fronds and pellets. 97 grams, 13 cm
From an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva.
From an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
The animal carved with its head and neck resting along its back; stylised figure with crescent horns or headdress engraved to base; pierced for suspension. 5.07 grams, 21 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK.
See Anavian, H., Habib Anavian Collection, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder and Stamp Seals from the Early 6th Millennium B.C. to 651 A.D., New York, 1976, nos.423-425, for similar crescent symbols on Sassanian seals; for Iron Age duck-weights of similar shape see Zaccagnini, C., ‘Duck Weights from Karkemish: a Historical Analysis’ (tab.XIII-XXI)’ in Orientalia, Vol.88, Nova Series, Fasc.1, pp.37-77, pls.XVI-XX.
A corpus of similar pieces was found by Italian archaeologists in the city of Karkemish. They were produced and in use in the Iron Age I-III (i.e. from ca. 1190 B.C., date of the collapse of the Hittite Empire and the rise of the “Great Kings” of Karkemish, to 605 B.C., date of the “battle of Karkemish”, when the Babylonian army conquered the city.
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK.
See Anavian, H., Habib Anavian Collection, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder and Stamp Seals from the Early 6th Millennium B.C. to 651 A.D., New York, 1976, nos.423-425, for similar crescent symbols on Sassanian seals; for Iron Age duck-weights of similar shape see Zaccagnini, C., ‘Duck Weights from Karkemish: a Historical Analysis’ (tab.XIII-XXI)’ in Orientalia, Vol.88, Nova Series, Fasc.1, pp.37-77, pls.XVI-XX.
A corpus of similar pieces was found by Italian archaeologists in the city of Karkemish. They were produced and in use in the Iron Age I-III (i.e. from ca. 1190 B.C., date of the collapse of the Hittite Empire and the rise of the “Great Kings” of Karkemish, to 605 B.C., date of the “battle of Karkemish”, when the Babylonian army conquered the city.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprised of three rectangular and three trapezoidal beads, each polished and featuring five narrow piercings to the side edges for suspension of a multi-strand necklace or a bracelet. 7.23 grams total, 15-18 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,420
Haematite with a robed figure with beard and cap facing a robed female(?) with hands raised, rosette between their faces and rings below; a tall winged figure grasping an ibex by the rear legs and a small human by one arm, above an advancing lion; a facing hero grasping the forelegs of a griffin with a kneeling figure between and winged solar disc above, chipped. 14.1 grams, 26 mm
From the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
Cf. Collon, D., First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, item 275, for type.
From the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
Cf. Collon, D., First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, item 275, for type.
Pillow-shaped terracotta bar with impressed cuneiform text to the outer face; repaired. 124 grams, 10 cm
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Each drum-shaped with filigree coil around the mounting hole and openwork granulated surface. 1.88 grams total, 7 mm each
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With reserved disc and lozenge panels to the outer face, underside with incuse crescent flanked by hooks motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.67 grams, 18 mm
Acquired between 1980-1983.
From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals.
Acquired between 1980-1983.
From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals.
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