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LOT 1223
Babylonian Bronze Pazuzu Head Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (14 grams, 23.5 mm).
Drum-shaped with addorsed grotesque masks beneath a sturdy loop.
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1980s.
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 Spool-Shaped Gold Beads
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Mould for Female Figure
2000-1700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Tongue-shaped mould fragment with a recessed female figure on the upper face, 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: 'Upper Portion of Mould in Black Stone, 39 x 29 x 10 mm. This mould served to make metal figurines of a nude female figure. It is preserved from the thighs up, and is in very good state of preservation. The figure is worked in much detail: the hair is carefully arranged on the head, she has large earrings, five strings of beads around the neck; she holds her hands under her breasts, and the pubic hair is carefully marked. The fine quality, detailed work of this piece is most unusual. It dates to c. 1200 - 1700 B.C and comes from Iraq or an adjacent area.' 23.43 grams, 38 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1990-1993. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in 1991. -
Syro-Hittite Bronze Helmetted Figure
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled as a stylised standing nude figure with elongated body, stylised head with a conical helmet. 19 grams, 64 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
