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LOT 1100
Babylonian Agate Stamp Seal
600-500 B.C.
1 in. (11.9 grams, 25 mm).
Bell-shaped with incuse image to underside comprising a harpy, crescent and standing bearded figure in a long robe; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx collection of the late S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s.
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.
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Mesopotamian Multi Spiral Gold Pendant Bead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising a tubular body with a pair of applied wire spirals to each side. 0.31 grams, 11 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. 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. -
Old Babylonian Administrative Terracotta Tablet Noting a Fall from the City Wall of Isin
19th-16th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Pillow-shaped with band of impressed cuneiform text to upper edge and partial band to the middle. 124 grams, 72 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. 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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Sasanian Bronze Ring with Insect Gemstone
3rd-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Inset scaraboid with intaglio insect (hornet?) to the gemstone. 4.07 grams, 26.53 mm overall, 18.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. 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.
