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LOT 1087
Levantine Limestone Cylinder Seal
12TH-10TH CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
3/4 in. (2.23 grams, 20 mm).
With incuse frieze depicting a herdsman with a goat beside a structure (possibly a hearth with flame); supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market, 1980s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
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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D-section hoop with discoid bezel formed from a coiled wire, applied low-relief stylised couple engaged in coitus. 9.05 grams, 28.01 mm overall, 20.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
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Opening Bid: £1,000
Pillow-shaped with columnar ribbing to the broad faces, dense cuneiform text in the columns. 57.2 grams, 63 mm
Private collection of Mr K., Maryland, USA. Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in 2000. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12893-241757. 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.
