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LOT 1435
Achaemenid Bronze Cup
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 in. (133 grams, 96 mm).
Round-bodied with carinated shoulder and everted rim, central raised base.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family 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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Achaemenid Bronze Phiale
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Low-bodied with carinated shoulder and everted rim, rounded base. 254 grams, 13.9 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family 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. -
Sasanian Gemstone in Silver Ring
5th-7th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £650
Ellipsoid lapis lazuli cloison with intaglio horse; set in a later stepped silver cell, D-shaped hoop with filigree to each outer edge; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.32 grams, 28.62 mm overall, 19.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. 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. -
Western Asiatic Agate Scaraboid Stamp Seal
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £247
Scaraboid type in banded agate with domed upper face, obverse with beaded ring enclosing three panels: upper, a standing robed figure holds up a deer by its hindleg (in sacrifice?); middle: text of eight characters, possibly Eastern Syriac script; bottom: inverted bird in flight. 6.74 grams, 24 mm
Acquired between 1965-2020. Private collection, London. 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.
