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LOT 0241
Mesopotamian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (3.43 grams, 17.14 mm).
With incuse frieze comprising a standing robed figure and a winged figure with a spear advancing towards a kilted figure with daggers in his hands above an ankh; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom 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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LOT 0241
Mesopotamian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung group of melon, biconvex, faceted and other beads in stone and ceramic. 28.5 grams, 35.5 cm
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Proto-Sumerian Granite Fish Pair
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Two carved diorite fish amulets each pierced at the mouth for suspension. 17.1 grams total, 41-42 mm
Swiss private collection, 1990s. Acquired in 2002. 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. -
Amorite Terracotta Idol of a Standing Woman
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Modelled in the round female figure standing with stub arms, applied breasts and pectoral cross-straps with central disc; applied collar of discs and mask with segmented detailing to eyes and reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 153 grams, 13.8 cm
Acquired in 1993. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss register certificate, no.S00027857. 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.