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LOT 1255
Achaemenid Pale Blue Glass and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
15 1/8 in. (5.82 grams, 38.5 cm).
Restrung to a Y-shape using small annular beads, central feature composed of oblate and a long rectangular bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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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LOT 1255
Achaemenid Pale Blue Glass and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Western Asiatic Basalt Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Architectural fragment with rectangular band to one edge, carved decorative detailing with inscription. 7.85 kg, 32.6 cm
Private collection, Europe, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12521-231989. 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.
Amid the many architectural, sculptural, and textual riches of Assyria and Mesopotamia, the broken pieces of basalt bearing fragmentary cuneiform inscriptions have received little attention, but are of fundamental importance. Despite being quite fragmentary, these broken pieces of basalt are the remains of an important witness to the Assyrian imperial presence in the Near East. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Personal Seal Matrix for 'modda ibn Abdullah'
14th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising a domed body rising to a pierced suspension lug, underside with discoid plaque and reversed incuse Arabic legend: 'Modda ibn Abdullah', a personal name also serving as a religious expression roughly translating to, 'Don't be a slave to anyone but Allah'. 16.6 grams, 17 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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Samanid Terracotta Ewer
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Piriform in profile with flared foot, ropework collar to base of flared neck, high-looped strap handle; shoulder with frieze of fleeing deer and pouncing lions among tendrils and foliage. 505 grams, 21.7 cm
Richard Ettinghausen (1906–1979), Princeton, New Jersey; acquired between the 1930s and 1960s. Thence by descent to his son, Thomas A.D. Ettinghausen, and retained in the family residence, Princeton, New Jersey, until 2024. Accompanied by a signed statement of provenance. Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate. Accompanied by a copy of a previous three page illustrated cataloguing note. 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.
