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  • Luristan Bronze Stamp Seal
    Luristan Bronze Stamp Seal
    2nd-1st millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

    Flat rectangular base with geometric motif, a pair of stylised horned animal heads enclosing an attachment loop to the top. 27.3 grams, 30 mm



    UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. 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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  • Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet with Relief Inscription
    Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet with Relief Inscription
    Ur III, 22nd-21st century B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

    Plano-convex in section with low-relief legend in ten lines with interstitial lineation. 111 grams, 85 mm



    London, UK, art market, 1980s. From the collection of G.M.R.H., 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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  • Phoenician Bronze Inscribed Stamp Seal
    Phoenician Bronze Inscribed Stamp Seal
    6th-4th century B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

    Bell-shaped in profile with geometric design and legend, suspension look to the top. 3.62 grams, 11 mm



    Ex London, UK, gentleman 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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  • Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
    Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
    20th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

    Composed of alternating tabular flower-shaped and grooved cylindrical beads interspersed with small glass oblate beads; restrung. 29.09 grams, 43.5 cm



    From the London, UK, art market in the 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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  • Graeco-Persian Bronze Bowl
    Graeco-Persian Bronze Bowl
    2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

    With broad base and shallow bowl. 223 grams, 17.5 cm wide



    Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000. 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 Silver Ring with Erotic Scene
    Amlash Silver Ring with Erotic Scene
    1st millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

    D-section hoop with discoid bezel formed from a coiled wire, applied low-relief stylised couple engaged in coitus. 9.05 grams, 28.01 mm overall, 20.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)



    Acquired in 1967. 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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  • Chalcolithic Terracotta Fertility Idol
    Chalcolithic Terracotta Fertility Idol
    3rd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

    Modelled as a highly stylised seated female figure with stub legs and outstretched stub arms, triangular head with simple facial features, conical breasts, buttocks and spine delineated with simple lines to rear. 169 grams, 92 mm high



    From the collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999; thence by descent. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. 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 Bronze Arrowhead Collection
    Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
    2nd-1st millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £133

    Comprising: two large tanged arrowheads, mainly of triangular type with mid-rib; other two of the same typology, but with rounded shoulders; six triangular, leaf-shaped, barbed, and paddle-shaped arrowheads with a flat, comparatively wide mid-rib; one small triangular arrowhead with rounded shoulders; two arrowheads with foliate shape and short tang; a triangular type with flat mid-rib and raised corners; a long narrow triangular arrowhead with raised shoulders and long tang; one triangular blade with flat midrib and short tang; a long and narrow paddle-shaped arrowhead. 234 grams total, 3.6-15.7 cm



    From the London art market, 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.

    A number of arrowheads of this type have been excavated in Luristan and in the South-Caspian region. Many parallels are from a burial context, but a large hoard of them was found in a non-funerary context. This type of arrowhead was in use from the late 2nd millennium B.C.

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  • Amlash Bronze Mother Goddess Pendant
    Amlash Bronze Mother Goddess Pendant
    13th-12th century B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

    A standing stylised female figure wearing a long robe and holding a child in her arms, punched ring-and-dot motifs to the body and eyes. 18.7 grams, 59 mm

    Fine condition.

    Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market before 2000; previously in a UK collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. 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 Bronze Bowl
    Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
    Late 1st millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

    Of hemispherical form with a thickened rim. 205 grams, 13.7 cm



    Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-2000s. 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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  • Mesopotamian Chalcedony Sheeps Head Amulet
    Mesopotamian Chalcedony Sheep's Head Amulet
    3rd-2nd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £351

    Finely carved bifacial sheep head with large lentoid eyes and wide mouth, pierced for suspension, two additional piercings to the top. 16.2 grams, 33 mm



    Previously with a London, UK, dealership. Ex London, UK, art market, late 1990s. From a private 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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  • Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix
    Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix
    2nd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

    Bell-shaped in profile with incised floral motif to underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.21 grams, 18 mm



    From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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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