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LOT 0230
Achaemenid Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Ahura Mazda
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (14.3 grams, 25 mm).
Fragment of a conoid seal; Bivar notes in his summary: 'White chalcedony conoid with the reverse end broken off, leaving disk-shaped bezel. Fifth century B.C. This shape is perhaps typical of Babylonia. Above, "Ahuramazda symbol" r., with a human bust crowned...'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
Provenancewith Christie's, London, 21 April 1999, no.12.
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note typed and signed by A.D.H. (David) Bivar.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12541-230316.
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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Mitanni Faience Cylinder Seal with Kneeling God and Animals
1500-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Faience, Cream, 29 x 14 mm. The area of the design is divided into a smaller upper and a larger lower register. In the upper register are three horned animals, two with their heads down browsing, the third recumbent with its head up. In the lower register there is a kneeling god holding up a dead horned animal by its hind leg; two standing figures (priests) with a stylized tree between them; and two facing sphynxes above a fallen horned animal. This seas belongs to the Mittani common style, c. 1500-1200 B.C., and is one of the better specimens of its type. It probably comes from Syria, though Mitanni seals are found also in Palestine, Anatolia and Northern Mesopotamia. This double register type seems to be restricted to Syria. The tree is a symbol of the storm god, Teshub, but it is not known which god is represented by the horned animal.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 6.44 grams total, 8.1-28.8 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in August 1990. 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. -
Luristan Bronze Kohl Pot
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Of tapering cylindrical form with everted rim, decoratively notched ribs of alternating breadth to the body. 60 grams, 78 mm
Acquired in Europe before 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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13th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Of a rounded profile with rounded base. 240 grams, 14.2 cm
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