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LOT 1318
Early Dynastic Agate Stamp Seal with Recumbent Ibexes
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 3/4 in. (43.9 grams, 44 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with later intaglio central tree with three branches, on each side a recumbent ibex, crescent moon between antlers and sun behind; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a London collector; acquired 1960s.
Property of a North London, UK, lady.
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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Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet with Relief Inscription
Ur III, 22nd-21st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Plano-convex in section with low-relief legend in ten lines with interstitial lineation. 111 grams, 85 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. From the collection of G.M.R.H., 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. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Head of a Demon
1900-1800 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round depicting the (severed?) head of the Mesopotamian demon Humbaba, with iconic facial features in relief; hollow with vent to the neck; produced from a two-piece mould, with median seam through the facial features. 191 grams, 87 mm
Private collection, Israel. with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1980s. Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12878-241678. 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.
Within traditional Mesopotamian religion, Humbaba was a creature regarded as Guardian of the Cedar forest and the brother of Pazuzu. He was represented as a giant who had been raised by the sun god, Shamash. -
Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of tubular beads interspersed with smaller oblate and other beads; restrung to a Y-shape with a drop-shaped pendant. 14.7 grams, 30 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.
