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LOT 1451
Mesopotamian Bronze Axehead with a Reclining Ibex
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 in. (143 grams, 10.4 cm).
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.
ProvenanceUK 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.
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Fair condition, one wing chipped.
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family. 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 Terracotta Pouring Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With a bulbous body and flat base, wide U-shaped spout developing below the rim and loop handle to the rear. 731 grams, 28.5 cm
From a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Thimble
13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Squat bulb with thickened base, zones of impressed pintillé detailing to the sides, seven piercings at the apex; ‘Turko-Slavic’ type. 53 grams, 30 mm
with Hirsch Auction, 22 September 2004, no.1350. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00043603. 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.
