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Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
Square-section hoop with carination to the plaque, granulated collar and pearl bead. 3.88 grams, 27.36 mm overall, 15.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Representing a worship scene with ritual animal offering; a priest with long beard and round headgear standing in front of an altar surmounted by a staff topped by a crescent; a sacrificial animal (goat?) on the altar; a later trilobate bronze pendant fastened through a modern loop to the seal. 10.4 grams, 67 mm
From a private family collection formed since the early 19th century, thence by descent.
Property of a New Zealand legal professional.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12331-223714.
See similar scenes in Niederreiter, Z., Catalogue of the cylinder seals in the Royal Museums of Art and History, I, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods (circa 1000-500 B.C.), Budapest, 2020, nos.68,70 (with variants).
The worshipper performing the sacrifice is a priest, wearing a brimmed, rounded headdress under which his shoulder-length hair emerges. In front of him, the staff (symbol of Nabû) is surmounted by the crescent moon.
From a private family collection formed since the early 19th century, thence by descent.
Property of a New Zealand legal professional.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12331-223714.
See similar scenes in Niederreiter, Z., Catalogue of the cylinder seals in the Royal Museums of Art and History, I, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods (circa 1000-500 B.C.), Budapest, 2020, nos.68,70 (with variants).
The worshipper performing the sacrifice is a priest, wearing a brimmed, rounded headdress under which his shoulder-length hair emerges. In front of him, the staff (symbol of Nabû) is surmounted by the crescent moon.
With ellipsoid bowl and tapering handle, notched upper edges, knop finial. 2.79 grams, 10.5 cm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With ribbed base and rim, radiating discoid panels to the equator. 654 grams, 95 mm
Acquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a North West London, UK, gentleman.
Acquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a North West London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising variously shaped beads in lapis lazuli, glass and faience, including some large tabular and amuletic beads. 78 grams total, 2-27 mm
From a bead collection formed in the 1990s.
From a bead collection formed in the 1990s.
With a long ovate blade and curved shoulders, broad midrib and a rectangular sectioned tang, a reinforced shaft opening to reveal the tang and rounded shoulders. 313 grams, 38 cm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
See Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, s. cat 280, for type.
The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the spear-head classification of Khorasani, mainly originating from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
See Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, s. cat 280, for type.
The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the spear-head classification of Khorasani, mainly originating from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including terracotta tile, vase and jar fragments, tripod vessel and other items. 1.7 kg total, 3.1-14.2 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.
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.
With bulbous body and tapering tubular neck with flared rim, three radiating stub feet. 92 grams, 58 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Discoid in plan and lentoid in section, bearing cuneiform scribal work in large characters on one side; repaired. 269 grams, 10 cm
From a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members and dispersed in 1988 in London and Geneva.
Such scribal tablets are always of this round shape. Type IV tablets, also known as 'lentils', are circular tablets containing one or a few lines of a composition written out once by the teacher and then a second time by the student, either underneath (typical of Nippur tablets), or on the reverse. This would appear to be an example of the former.
From a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members and dispersed in 1988 in London and Geneva.
Such scribal tablets are always of this round shape. Type IV tablets, also known as 'lentils', are circular tablets containing one or a few lines of a composition written out once by the teacher and then a second time by the student, either underneath (typical of Nippur tablets), or on the reverse. This would appear to be an example of the former.
Amuletic figure of a standing beast with raised rump and curved tail. 11.6 grams, 35 mm
Ex London collection of a deceased collector, 1990s.
Ex London collection of a deceased collector, 1990s.
Modelled in the round, fox with pointed ears and extended tail. 10 grams, 42 mm wide
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Each comprising a round-section penannular shank and opposed ram-head finials. 59 grams total, 69-74 mm
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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