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LOT 0216
Bactrian Bronze Zebu Statuette
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3 1/8 in. (138 grams, 80 mm).
Modelled in the round and hollow to the underside with loop behind the hump.
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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Parthian Lead-Glazed Amphora
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Barrel-shaped in profile with basal ring, short neck with rolled rim and two lateral strap handles. 1.5 kg, 28.5 cm
Ex West London, UK, collection, 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. -
Amlash Terracotta Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a piriform body and trumpet-shaped narrow neck, flat base. 398 grams, 21.8 cm
From a Mayfair gallery 1990s. Ex London, UK, 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. -
Western Asiatic Basalt Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,200
Architectural fragment with rectangular band to one edge, carved decorative detailing with inscription. 7.85 kg, 32.6 cm
Private collection, Europe, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12521-231989.
Amid the many architectural, sculptural, and textual riches of Assyria and Mesopotamia, the broken pieces of basalt bearing fragmentary cuneiform inscriptions have received little attention, but are of fundamental importance. Despite being quite fragmentary, these broken pieces of basalt are the remains of an important witness to the Assyrian imperial presence in the Near East.
