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LOT 1220
Amlash Terracotta Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/2 in. (398 grams, 21.8 cm).
Comprising a piriform body and trumpet-shaped narrow neck, flat base. [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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Mesopotamian Pink Stone Stamp Seal
Circa 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Modelled as an elongated rhomb pierced lengthways; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp seal of pink stone, 51 x 23 x 10 mm,, [sic] an elongated rhomb, pierced lengthways. Design: criss-cross. Mesopotamia or Syria, c. 3500 B.C. Condition very good.' 13.8 grams, 52 mm
Previously in an old British collection formed in the 1960s. Ex 1990s London collections, having been studied and catalogued by professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Formerly with a Mayfair art dealer S.A. Property of a London gallery. Accompanied by an original scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Very Large West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Stepped Cross
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Square in plan with chevron handle, openwork stepped saltire design. 79 grams, 60 mm
Ex collection of a late London gentleman, 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. -
Achaemenid Glass Flask
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising a tapering square-section body, square base and rounded shoulders; dragged trail ornament to each face narrow neck and everted rolled rim; mounted on a custom-made stand. 76 grams total, 14.6 cm including stand
From an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s.
