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LOT 1208
Luristan Bronze Animal
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (17.02 grams, 58 mm).
Modelled in the round, with pricked ears and extended tail, casting seam to the spine. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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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Jade Plaque with Inscription
Probably Indian, 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Heart-shaped plaque with long drilled suspension bar above, obverse with nine lines of maghribi script. 41 grams, 73 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. 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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Mesopotamian Decorated Calcite Jar
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Carved squat-bodied vessel with a broad, rounded shoulder and narrow flat base, short neck and everted rim, four pierced lugs to the shoulders incorporated into a circumferential band of engraved cross-hatching. 746 grams, 11.8 cm
From a British collection, acquired in 1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11835-206783. 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. -
Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Plano-convex in profile with lightly incised geometric pattern to the underside, rectangle with vertical stem on a tiered base with lateral fronds; possibly a stylised winged figure or supplicant with raised arms. 18.6 grams, 26 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. 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.
