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LOT 1450
Fragmentary Sumerian Jar with Decoration
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 4 1/4 in. (705 grams total, 0.1-10.9 cm).
Fragments of a coarse ceramic jar with vertical and horizontal incised bands, some with hatched detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a 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.
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Achaemenid Multi-Formed Stone Seal
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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 checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12542-231458. 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.
