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LOT 1002
Amlash Terracotta Spouted Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
7 1/2 in. (243 grams, 19 cm wide).
Hollow-formed piriform vessel with curved U-section spout, loop handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired by the current owner in 2000.
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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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including annular, tabular, cylindrical and other beads in glass, shell, stone and ceramic. 80 grams total, 2-21 mm
Ex 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. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Plaque from Nippur
Levant, circa 1900-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Plano-convex in section with moulded offering scene depicting a man advancing to his left whilst holding out an animal, probably a goat, with four protruding legs; mounted on a custom-made stand. 116 grams total, 10.7 cm high (13.5 cm high including stand)
Acquired 1970s-1980s. Ex Paul S. Forbes collection, Maryland, USA. 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.
Terracotta plaques of this sort were mass- produced from moulds and represented a form of art available to a wide audience. They have been excavated in temples as well as in household shrines and private homes, and give us a mysterious glimpse into religious practices and the ideas that people valued. Their subject matter varies widely, including religious images, mythological and erotic scenes, and representations of rulers and gods. -
Neo-Assyrian Cylinder Seal with Figures
Circa 800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Design comprising two pairs of rearing ibexes and other creatures, each crossing its partner forming a saltire; vertical looped-tendril motifs between; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.49 grams, 31 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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.
