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LOT 0265
Mesopotamian Stone Animal-Headed Implement
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (42.4 grams, 15.1 cm).
Square-section long body with rounded edges, tapered and flattened to one end; stylised zoomorphic finial to the other end with one white eye inlay, pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection pre 1988.
From a private UK 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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LOT 0265
Mesopotamian Stone Animal-Headed Implement
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Head of a Demon
1900-1800 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round depicting the (severed?) head of the Mesopotamian demon Humbaba, with iconic facial features in relief; hollow with vent to the neck; produced from a two-piece mould, with median seam through the facial features. 191 grams, 87 mm
Private collection, Israel. with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1980s. Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12878-241678. 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.
Within traditional Mesopotamian religion, Humbaba was a creature regarded as Guardian of the Cedar forest and the brother of Pazuzu. He was represented as a giant who had been raised by the sun god, Shamash. -
Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Composed of mainly oblate and annular beads with larger beads as a central feature; restrung. 5.55 grams, 38 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 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 Figure of a Bird
Circa 1000-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Stylised figure of a standing bird with trefoil tail and tall crest, bulbous head with curved beak; oval socket through the body. 110 grams, 71 mm
Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent. Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva, Switzerland. Private collection of Mr K.A. 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.
