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  • Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar Handle with Royal Stamp of Hebron
    Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar Handle with Royal Stamp of Hebron
    1st millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £442

    The handle fragment from a Tufnell type 484 jar, bearing a stamp to the upper handle with a schematic winged solar disc with lines delineating the upper rays of the sun, inscribed 'Ḥbr[n] / Hebron'. 50 grams, 70 mm



    Acquired 1970-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Animals
    Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Animals
    3rd-2nd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

    With frieze depicting rearing beasts and anthropomorphic figure holding two by the neck, the 'Master of Animals'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 13.3 grams, 29 mm



    Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
    Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
    3rd-2nd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

    Donut-shaped and drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft. 502 grams, 78 mm



    From a West London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Luristan Bronze Zoomorphic Bracelet
    Luristan Bronze Zoomorphic Bracelet
    1st millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

    Round-section penannular body with incised linear and pellet decoration, stylised beast-head finials. 52 grams, 66 mm



    Ex H. Norry collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1980s-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Standing Animal Beads
    Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Standing Animal Beads
    3rd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

    Amuletic pendant pair, each a crouching dog with raised collar and looped tail forming the suspension ring. 4.08 grams total, 16 mm each



    with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the 1968 invoice. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Achaemenid Pale Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
    Achaemenid Pale Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
    6th-4th century B.C. and later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

    Restrung group of tubular and other beads with a discoid dangle. 8.45 grams, 33.5 cm



    Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Western Asiatic Eye Pendant
    Western Asiatic Eye Pendant
    19th-20th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

    Plano-convex in section, heart-shaped body with reserved lozenge panel, incised ring-and-dot motifs; lozengiform bale with two suspension holes. 4.27 grams, 42 mm



    Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Animal Bead
    Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Animal Bead
    1st millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

    Modelled in the round with transverse piercing behind the shoulder. 2.72 grams, 17 mm



    Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Sumerian Bone Inlay
    Sumerian Bone Inlay
    3rd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

    Rectangular with slightly convex upper face, engraved image of a rearing bull against a tree. 3.97 grams, 27 mm



    From an important gentleman's collection, London, UK, pre 1988. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Western Asiatic Gold Ring in Traditional Form
    Western Asiatic Gold Ring in Traditional Form
    12th-13th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £842

    D-section hoop with spurs to the shoulders, tall trumpet-shaped bezel with carinated rim and inset turquoise cabochon. 4.16 grams, 34.09 mm overall, 14.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)



    Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Amlash Single-Handled Terracotta Vessel
    Amlash Single-Handled Terracotta Vessel
    1st millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

    Featuring a piriform body with a small trumpet-shaped mouth, loop handle, pierced through the body on two sides. 489 grams, 25.2 cm



    From a Mayfair gallery 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Proto-Sumerian Pink Limestone Cylinder Seal
    Proto-Sumerian Pink Limestone Cylinder Seal
    4th millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

    With incised geometric radiating lines forming lozenges; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.5 grams, 41 mm



    Private collection, assembled between 1980-1985. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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