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LOT 0291
Anatolian Terracotta Ram Rhyton
19TH-18TH CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (578 grams, 20.5 cm).
Ovoid in plan with ram-head finial and spout, filling-hole to the centre back and stub tail forming a handle; hatched panels to the sidewall with reserved running zigzag, radiating bands of impressed point ornament, head with forward-facing curled horns.
Provenancewith Artemis gallery, Münich.
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1992.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N126a13 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12260-222201.
Cf. similar but less accomplished example in the British Museum under accession no.1887,0502.85.
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LOT 0291
Anatolian Terracotta Ram Rhyton
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Carnelian Scaraboid Seal with Bull
Late 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Rectangular in plan with pyramidal upper face, incuse bull and cow motif. 7.54 grams, 25 mm
Acquired in 2001. Private collection, Europe. -
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Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Goddess and Drinking Scene
Circa 1900-1700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
With two rows of human and animal figures; 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: 'Description of Cylinder Seal of Hematite, 20 x 11 mm. Main scene, upper register: goddess exposing herself and holding up plant to far right, before her a human in garment with thick edges, facing these two, three Lammas with both hands raised and a star above their raised hands. Main scene, lower register: nude female between two lions, same nude female between two frontally depicted beardless figures. Minor scene: two seated drinkers, pot of beer with two straws between them; a row of four walking humans; spiral pattern between. Horizontal rules separate some of the groups. Syria, c. 1900-1700 B.C. Condition: some wear and a little chipping at the bottom, but mostly in good condition.'; accompanied by a museum quality impression and a pair of red stone beads. 5.75 grams, 19.80 mm
Private collection, London, UK. 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. -
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Fragmentary section of a tablet with impressed characters; repaired. 123 grams, 81 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
