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LOT 1339
Luristan Terracotta Jar with Bird Feet and Spout
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 5/8 in. (626 grams, 19.5 cm high).
Comprising a tall piriform body with small feet radiating from the base, narrow u-section spout representative of a bird's head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s onwards.
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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Neo-Babylonian Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Two Winged Quadrupeds
Circa 900-750 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Cylinder with cord and bead handles; 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: 'Cylinder Seal of Carnelian 19 x 8.5 mm, The scene shows two winged quadrupeds in a frieze. Each has the body of a bull, but with wings. Each is running and the front part of the body is reared up, overlapping the one in front. It is meant as a scene of one animal chasing the other. The seal is engraved mainly with the cutting wheel, but there are dots along the animals' bodies and at other points down with the drill. The seal is convex in shape, like a bead. This is a seal in the Neo-Babylonian style, c. 900-750 B.C., though examples have been found both in Babylonia and in south-west Iran. It is in very good condition and is an attractive piece.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.18 grams, 19 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in May 1992. 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. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With frieze of robed figures in profile with faravahar above and objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.85 grams, 24 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 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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Bactrian Stone 'Hand Bag' Ceremonial Weight
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Rectangular block with round-section loop handle. 9.95 kg, 27.5 cm
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. 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.
Among the most iconic intercultural style objects are the so-called 'lock' or 'hand bag' weights. These were probably not weights at all, but were likely badges of high office, carried to indicate authority. Similar objects have been found throughout Mesopotamia, the islands of the Persian Gulf, on the Iranian steppe, as well as the Indus Valley.
