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LOT 0250
Amlash Bronze Mother and Child Amulet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 in. (29.9 grams, 61 mm).
Figurine with large piriform head, standing nude holding a baby across her chest; with keeled nose and bulbous eyes, exaggerated lentoid mouth; the baby wrapped in covering, with pellet eyes; loop to rear of head.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Pottery Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising vessels and bowls of various shapes; some with painted detailing. 1.9 kg total, 5.5-16.5 cm
From a London, UK, collection, 1980-1990. -
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Western Asiatic Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Composed of mainly opaque and translucent beads, graduated in size and in various shades of blue and green, including oblate, rounded and other types. 4.49 grams, 47 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Temple Brick Section of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
Circa 604-562 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
A rectangular section with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II, translating as 'King of Babylon provisioner of Esagil and Ezida prime son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon and Ebabbara, the temple of Shamash in Larsa..[...]'; mounted in a custom-made velvet lined display frame. 1.5 kg, 31 x 41.2 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections, mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12340-214698.
The construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed to Nebuchadnezzar II. He is featured in the Book of Daniel and is mentioned in several other books of the Bible.
