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LOT 1355
Anatolian Stone Stamp Seal with Hunting Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (12.7 grams, 24 mm).
Carved in the round crouching lion with head slightly turned, on a rectangular base; intaglio beast-tamer scene to underside with running human figure wielding a knife, leaping gazelle above a pouncing lion, objects in the field.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
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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LOT 1355
Anatolian Stone Stamp Seal with Hunting Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Vijayanagara Bronze Statue of a Seated Fertility Figure
14th-15th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Modelled in the round in tight-fitting robe gathered at the waist; the hair piled at the back of the head, with large earrings and collar, holding a ladle in the left hand; socket to underside and top of head. 124 grams, 93 mm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 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. -
Luristan Bronze Pin with Decorative Head
13th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With a long tapering shank, a panel of incised diagonal herringbone decoration to the top, long ribbed finial with raised collars and conical top, loop to the side. 166 grams, 38.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family 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. -
Akkadian Black Stone Cylinder Seal of the Sun God Shamash and Worshipping Parade
Circa 2334-2279 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Finely engraved with a religious scene, sun god Shamash seated on a throne with his feet resting on a padded stand, holding a scimitar in his raised left hand and wearing a horned headdress; four bearded deities and a smaller, clean-shaven young male worshipper before him, each of the deities wearing a horned headdress and a pleated garment; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 49.1 grams, 40 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. Accompanied by a copy of a report from Assyriologist Hui Li. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12539-231427. 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.
The seal's excellent glyptic techniques, naturalistic depictions of the facial features, and the presented religious scene suggest that this seal might have belonged to a high official.
