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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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Western Asiatic Glass Eye Bead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Layered glass cabochon imitating banded agate 'eye' design. 1.6 grams, 14 mm
Ex 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bird-Shaped Stamp Seal
Circa 2200-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Comprising a trapezoidal body with D-shaped lateral wings and eyes; ribbing forming the cells for inlaid ornament (?); looped slider-bar to reverse. 28.5 grams, 50 mm
Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, pre-1986. 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. -
Sasanian Glass Bowl
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
A hemispherical clear glass bowl with four decorative tiers of cut facets, incised rim. 134 grams, 11.8 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 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.
