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LOT 1296
Elamite Bull-Head Black Seal with Hunting Scene
SUSA II, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (41.9 grams, 66 mm).
Carved and polished in the form of a bird (or facing bull's head) with drilled eyes; reverse with incised hunting scene of a central bowman with weapon raised and two gazelles fleeing in opposite directions; with old collector's catalogue slip.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip.
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 1296
Elamite Bull-Head Black Seal with Hunting Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Neo Babylonian Agate Cylinder Seal
Circa 1000-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With a standing robed figure with his hands lifted in adoration, two nude advancing figures before him. 5.15 grams, 22 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. 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. -
Magical Epigraphic Plaque with Mythical Beast
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Lentoid in plan and curved with two attachment loops to the reverse; low-relief image of a lion with tail arched over the back; solar mask behind and before the beast, another above the lion's back; the whole surface with dense hatching and grids with text. 21.5 grams, 95 mm
From a UK private collection, before 1980. Property of a Stockport, UK, collector. 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.
