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LOT 0302
Elamite Stone Recumbent Bull Pendant
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (37.3 grams, 50 mm).
Carved with detailed regardant head; pierced for suspension.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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.
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Sumerian Calcite Figure of a Priest
Uruk, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Carved in the round robed figure seated on a chair; the figure with carefully dressed beard and cropped hair, wearing a long-sleeved robe reaching to his ankles with sash-cords at the front draped from his knees; the high-backed chair with D-shaped seat and reserved saltire to the rear with column and rectangular panel above; the figure with hands cupped in his lap; one foot absent. 37.8 grams, 50 mm
Ex collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s. 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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Neo-Assyrian Chalcedony Cylinder Seal for the God Samnuha from Samsanu
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Carved with five columns of cuneiform inscription: 'To the god Samnuha, great lord, Samsanu, eunuch, for the life of [the king) Samnuha-shar-ilani, his Lord, he made and gave (this seal)'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 16.8 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12586-232162. 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.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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.
