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LOT 1226
Amlash Terracotta Vessel with Spout
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (415 grams, 16 cm wide).
Comprising a piriform body with flat base, two loop handles and a long, curving U-shaped spout extending from the rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Mayfair gallery 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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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Leaf-shaped blade with a raised midrib, rectangular-section tang bent to a right-angle with a knop to the end. 243 grams, 34 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. 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.
A number of similar blades, some considered to be spearheads and others to be daggers, all with bent tang, derived from Tepe Hissar Culture III. Some of them, like our specimen, have a button terminal, some others have a plain, pointed terminal. The general dating of these specimens is fixed to the early 2nd millennium B.C. -
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Acquired from a gallery in France and brought to the United Kingdom in 1982; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12713-235197. 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. -
Western Asiatic Gold Appliqué with Gryphon Heads
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D-shaped with openwork and repoussé design of opposed gryphons; mounted on a custom-made stand. 25.61 grams total, head: 30 mm
Acquired before 2000. Ex Mayfair, London, UK, collection reference no.172. Private collection, London, UK. 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.
