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LOT 1395
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 - 3 3/4 in. (289 grams total, 33-95 mm).
Including barbed-and-tanged, leaf-shaped, tongue-shaped, and other types. [50]
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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West Central Asian Bronze Human Figural Stamp Seal
Circa 2200-1800 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Compartmented stamp seal with a stalk handle, accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 40 x 33.5 x 22 mm. This has flat face and flat back, on which a tall stalk handle is mounted. it has an unusual shape, and the design is both compartmented and open-work in part. it may be a stylized depiction of a standing human figure akimbo, but if not the matter is open. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2200-1800 B.C. The metal is in good condition, but the edges of the piece are dented in places. It is a rare design.' 23 grams, 40 mm
From the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999. Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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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Large Parthian Terracotta Rhyton with Incised Decoration
Circa early 2nd century B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,889
Hollow-formed rhyton with four splayed legs, curved neck with tall mane, loop handle forming the tail; filler hole to middle of back, spout to the chest; incised hatched bands to the mane and flanks. 2.1 kg, 37 cm
Sakae Art Gallery, Nagoya, Japan, 1982. with Aaron Gallery, acquired from the above. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.N121q65 by Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12822-241329. 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. -
Amlash Bronze Figure of Fertility
13th-12th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising: plaque formed as a facing figure holding a bird to the chest, cast with pellet detailing to the eyes, hair, belt and other features; loop to rear of neck and openwork cage to rear of chest; lateral loops to shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand. 41 grams, 89 mm (74 grams total, 10 cm including stand)
with ArtAncient, 2010. Private collection, 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.
