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  • Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
    Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
    13th-9th century B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £152

    Comprising large triangular and leaf-shaped types with one barbed example. 225 grams total, 94 - 158 mm



    Ex London art market, 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.

    One series of arrowheads seem to belong to the category of lanceolate head and rounded shoulders from the category Type V, i.e. triangular arrowheads with rounded or angular midrib. Some other arrowheads seem to be a subcategory of subtype A of Khorasani but longer.

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  • Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Standing Bird
    A Rare Type
    Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Standing Bird
    Circa 500-100 B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

    Discoid with a standing bird to the centre and loop to the rear; accompanied by typed and signed note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 24 x 24 x 13 mm. This is a flat disc cut from sheet metal with a pierced handle from the same material fixed on the back. It is round. The design shows a standing bird in the centre, something not yet identified in front of it and above it a crescent and to the side a hatched shape. The whole design is put within a circle of intertwining band. This is a rare seal from west central Asia, c. 500-100 B.C. It is in excellent condition.' 7.9 grams, 25 mm



    Ex collection of a late London gentleman, 1990s. Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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 Ceramic Oil Lamp and Ladle
    Western Asiatic Ceramic Oil Lamp and Ladle
    1st-3rd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

    Comprising: an oil lamp with pinched, trefoil-type spout; a coarseware ladle with deep bowl and short, thick stem. 249 grams total, 7.7-15.7 cm



    with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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  • Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
    Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
    Mid 1st millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

    Hemispherical in profile with incised ring to inner rim. 252 grams, 18.5 cm



    Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.

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  • Mesopotamian Mottled Grey Stone Macehead
    Mesopotamian Mottled Grey Stone Macehead
    3rd-2nd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

    Piriform with vertical socket expanding towards the narrower end. 580 grams, 82 mm



    Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.

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  • Sumerian Bone Cylinder Seal
    Sumerian Bone Cylinder Seal
    2nd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

    With frieze in two registers depicting running animals, facing figure with arms raised and other items; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.42 grams, 24 mm



    Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 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 Gold Shield Boss Pendant
    Western Asiatic Gold Shield Boss Pendant
    1st millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

    Domed in section and discoid in plan with granules to the rim. 0.40 grams, 9 mm



    From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.

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  • Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
    Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
    Mid 1st millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

    Broad and squat with incised ring below the rim. 126 grams, 12.1 cm



    Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.

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  • Neo-Assyrian Bronze Pazuzu Head Pendant
    Neo-Assyrian Bronze Pazuzu Head Pendant
    Circa 800 B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

    Columnar in form and plano-convex in section with discoid base and grotesque mask. 4.82 grams, 26 mm



    From a collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1980s. 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 Grey Mottled Stone Macehead
    Mesopotamian Grey Mottled Stone Macehead
    3rd-2nd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

    Oblate in profile and drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft. 406 grams, 71 mm



    Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.

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

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

    Restrung designer necklace string of melon, oblate and other types with a large oblate pendant centrepiece. 39.3 grams, 39.5 cm



    London, UK, collection, 2000s.

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  • Western Asiatic Bone Cylinder Seal with Chariot
    Western Asiatic Bone Cylinder Seal with Chariot
    2nd millennium B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

    With incuse frieze of a horse in profile pulling a chariot with driver and large spoked wheel, small standing figure before the horse's chest; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 2.3 grams, 19 mm



    Acquired in the 1980s-2000s. From an important London, UK, collection.

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