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LOT 0181
Gigantic Western Asiatic Pottery Jar
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
24 3/8 in. (14.85 kg, 62 cm high).
Cylindrical in plan and bullet-shaped in profile, sidewall decorated in dark brown with dense hatched filet below the rim and broad band of D-shaped voids and other detailing.
ProvenanceWith Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK, 1974.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12810-241412.
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.
Cf. Cort, L.A., Farhad, M., Gunter, A.C., Asian Tradition in Clay, The Hauge Gifts, Washington, 2000, pp.31, 45, for similar pottery.
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Achaemenid Chalcedony Stamp Seal
Circa 530 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Ellipsoid in plan and plano-convex in section, reverse with invocation scene: on a baseline a kilted figure advancing towards an altar with flames, holding a cup and a plate; altar flanked by two crouching winged bulls with human heads; perching eagle to right with amphora; above a winged sun-disc and rectangular object; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 18.4 grams, 32 mm
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12769-237265. 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.
The seal shows elements belonging to the period of the Achaemenid dynasty: the winged solar disc, symbol of the supreme god, Ormadz; the fire altar in the centre, a typically Zoroastrian element. The costume of the offerant is also decidedly Persian, with a short tunic at the knees and trousers of the saravara type.
