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LOT 0226
Large Proto-Sumerian Red Jasper Seal
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
2 5/8 in. (82.8 grams, 66 mm).
Plano-convex in section with incuse animal forms to the underside.
ProvenancePrivate collection.
Acquired from a Swiss collection, 2002.
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LOT 0226
Large Proto-Sumerian Red Jasper Seal
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Cobalt-Blue Footed Ceramic Bowl
9th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With a carinated sidewall, rolled and everted rim, shallow foot; partial lustre-glaze to the surface with four trapezoidal panels: two with a reserved regardant bird and two with a tracery motif. 498 grams, 18.5 cm
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1982. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12724-235155. -
Sumerian Black Stone Face Amulet
Uruk/Jemdet Nasr Period, circa 3500-2900 B.C. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £110
Carved in the half-round with large eyes and ears; drilled depression above the head and beneath the chin. 4.6 grams, 19 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 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. -
Bactrian Bronze Zebu Statuette
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Modelled in the round and hollow to the underside with loop behind the hump. 138 grams, 80 mm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
