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LOT 1454
Mesopotamian Alabaster Amulet of Humbaba
CIRCA 800-600 B.C.
3/4 in. (4.13 grams, 18 mm).
Modelled in the round with animal-like features and grimacing expression, drilled eyes and string eyebrows; perforated through the head and mouth.
ProvenanceEx property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card.
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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Old Babylonian Carnelian Frog Amulet on Gold Ring
20th-16th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
The frog modelled in the round, pierced at the middle and mounted on a later asymmetrical gold hoop. 2.45 grams, 29.30 mm
Ex K.J. collection. Acquired on the North American art market, 1999. European private 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. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Axehead with a Reclining Ibex
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With a paddle-shaped blade and short neck, round-section socket expanding at the rear with a reclining ibex, the quadruped modelled in a relaxed attitude with its right foreleg and hindleg positioned away from the body, erect head and large curving horns. 143 grams, 10.4 cm
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. -
Khorasan Silver-Inlaid Brass Bowl
North Eastern Iran, 13th century A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,250
Squat in profile with narrow basal ring, broad mouth; shoulder with band of ornamental Kufic calligraphic text with silver inlay on a field of leaves and tendrils, reading: 'al-'izz wa'l-iqbal wa'l-dawla wa'l-salama wa'l-sa'ada wa'l-nima wa'l-'afiya wa wa'l-shukra wa'l-shakir[a] wa'l-nusra wa'l-nasirawa'l-'inaya wa'l-baqa da'iman' (Glory and prosperity and wealth and well-being and happiness and divine grace and health and gratitude and gratefulness and victory and favour and long life, perpetually); two strips of silver inlay to the edges of the median band; knotwork arcading below with silver inlay to the weave and pendants. 82 grams, 10 cm wide
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12545-231976. 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.
