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LOT 1299
Amlash Terracotta Beaker
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (233 grams, 10.2 cm).
With biconvex body and broad flaring neck, rounded rim, strap handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a gentleman's London, UK, collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 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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Ancient Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Restrung group of graduated tubular, annular, fusiform and other beads in stone, shell, and ceramic beads. 20 grams, 50 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. 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.
Similar beads were found in the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi (for example those of Nimrud’s Queens) probably originally composed as wide collars with multiple strands. -
Western Asiatic Gilt Bronze Sheet with Chariots
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Ellipsoid in plan with a hunting scene of multiple stamped images of wheeled chariots pulled by goats, radiate-headed charioteers with recurved bows, and other motifs and legend 'BAC....A....'. 24 grams, 14.1 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. 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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Paper Qur'an Page
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With thirteen lines of Naskh script text to each side, red interlinear diacritics, rosettes, and handwritten note at bottom. 11 grams, 34.4 x 21.5 cm
From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 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.
