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LOT 1224
Kassite Red Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
14TH-12TH CENTURY B.C.
4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (41 grams total, 12.1 x 9.2 cm).
With frieze depicting two Lama goddesses approaching a seated figure, two columns of cuneiform text; mounted on a reinforced card with impression and collector's handwritten text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAntonovitch Gallery, Paris, 1978.
Chesnes Gallery, Lyon, 1982.
Acquired at Drouot, Paris, 2022.
Private collection, London.
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 1224
Kassite Red Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
12th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With columnar body and flared foot, applied detailing including hands, collar, hair, disc eyes; lug to the reverse. 165 grams, 18.5 cm
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. -
South Arabian Alabaster Sculpture of a Man with Inscription
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
On a rectangular background, shallow sockets and grooved eyebrows, elongated nose and face, mouth faintly indicated by a straight incised line, large, protruding ears; traces of beard under the chin, vertical lines representing hair; name engraved in Arabian letters beneath the chin; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.62 kg total, 27.1 cm including stand
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. 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.
Within South Arabia, there was a well-developed ancient tradition of carving funerary sculptures from a calcite-alabaster stone. The eyes and eyebrows of the heads were usually inlaid or (like probably here) highlighted with red or black pigment. The figure is inscribed on the base with the name of the dedicant, or with the personal name of the dead person. -
Nishapur Cream-Glazed Calligraphic Bowl
10th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Funnel-shaped with stepped foot, cream-glazed inner face with bold orange Kufic script motif; repaired. 324 grams, 17.2 cm wide
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.
