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LOT 1306
Judaean Terracotta Amphora Handle with Royal Seal Impression
LATE 8TH-MID 7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (163 grams, 11.7 cm).
The handle fragment from a Tufnell type 484 jar, bearing a stamp to the upper handle with the top rays of a winged solar disc and part of the right wing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s.
Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
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 1306
Judaean Terracotta Amphora Handle with Royal Seal Impression
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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From the private family collection of Ersula Barter-Hemmerich, the longest serving member of staff working at the United Nations, her private collection formed in the 1950s and 1960s; thence by descent to her grandson. 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Scaraboid Seal with Aramaic Inscription
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Scaraboid bead with incised legend in two lines to the underside. 3.37 grams, 11 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London 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. -
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Fine condition.
From a private UK collection; previously with Pars Antiques, London W1; formerly in the Terence Eva collection 1980s-1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. 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.
