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LOT 1331
Amlash Terracotta Vessel with Wide Spout
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
10 1/2 in. (700 grams, 26.6 cm).
With a conical body and flat base, wide U-shaped spout and loop handle to the rear. [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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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With frieze of standing robed figures, central figure wearing a headdress with cow horns and wielding an axe(?), an ankh behind him; before him a standing figure wearing long robes and a cow-horn headdress, holding a vessel in his hands and a snake(?) suspended around his neck, a small crouching figure between the two figures; behind a standing figure holding one hand up in adoration and wearing a tall conical headdress, holding a short staff in the other hand; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.28 grams, 19 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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. -
Parthian Gold Plaque with Engraved Figure
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £845
Rectangular in plan with incised profile figure wearing a knee-length tunic and coiled leggings, a bulbous hat, holding a chalice in one hand; tooling marks to rear edge. 4.26 grams, 32 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. Ex Mayfair gallery, London, UK. Private collection, London. 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. -
Bactrian Alabaster Dish
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a shallow body with rounded base and everted lip. 177 grams, 88 mm
Acquired on the European art market, April 2001. Private collection, Switzerland. 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.
