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LOT 1270
Late Achaemenid Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/4 in. (242 grams, 18.5 cm).
A broad carinated bowl with radiating repoussé panels, central roundel, carination below the rim; cracked. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Curtiss, J. & Tallis, N., Forgotten Empire. The World of Ancient Persia, London, 2005, item 277.
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Western Asiatic Inscribed Seal Matrix
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Scaraboid in black glass with gryphon to the underside beneath transverse band with 'ΡΙIΛΚΧ' inscription. 3.53 grams, 17 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. -
Akkadian Alabaster Cylinder Seal of Kiruzum (or Hurruzum), Servant of (the Goddess) Ninsianna
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With frieze depicting a throne-room scene, seated king in tiered robe confronted by two robed supplicants with an altar and idol, two columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 42 grams, 38 mm
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 search certificate number no.12245-222160. -
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Neo-Sumerian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Ur III, 22nd-21st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With broad central piercing, frieze with seated king in a tiered robe facing two robed supplicants, scorpion and goat to the rear. 7.59 grams, 25 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.18. London collection, 2016.
