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LOT 0306
Canaanite Stone Head of a Man
HYKSOS PERIOD, CIRCA 1648-1540 B.C.
3 5/8 in. (76 grams total, 92 mm including stand).
A miniature male head with high eyebrows, large eyes, and protruding nose and mouth; traces of polychrome; inked collector's number '46' on the back; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceCollection of Ambassador G.P., Nr.203, before 1965.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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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LOT 0306
Canaanite Stone Head of a Man
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Old Syrian Steatite Container with Engraved Pairs of Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
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Private collection. Acquired in 2001. Private collection, Europe. 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. -
Ur II Period Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Dedicatory 'Gutua to Inka' Inscription
2200-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
With frieze depicting a standing figure addressing a seated figure and four columns of cuneiform text, reading 'Gutua to Inka, his Sister / Lady, He Gave (This Seal)'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.96 grams, 20 mm
Acquired in 1995. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a columnar stem with ribbed collars flaring to the broad base with carinated rim, the bowl broad and dished. 2.35 kg, 28 cm
From a 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.
