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LOT 1328
Bronze Age Decorated Terracotta Jar
TRANS-JORDAN, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 5/8 in. (1.22 kg, 24.5 cm).
Biconvex globular body with broad neck, flared rim, two ledge handles to the equator.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of pottery formed prior to 1988, London and Geneva.
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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Old Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
With frieze in three scenes: crouching gryphon with one foreleg raised above a guilloche scene-divider with a crouching ibex below; three human figures standing, the outer two wearing an ankle-length skirt with waistband, one arm bent holding a frond and, between them, a standing figure in flounced robe flanked by a squatting monkey with tail raised and a freestanding cruciform symbol; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.86 grams, 19 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G.Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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. -
Luristan Bronze Pendant with Animal Heads
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Round-section discoid body with applied pellets and a pair of horned animal heads to the rim; attachment loop to the top. 32.4 grams, 59 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. 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 Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Composed of coin-shaped beads interspersed with small tubular beads; restrung. 39 grams, 48 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 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.
