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LOT 1170
Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (36.3 grams, 32 mm).
With frieze of oxen and other animals in profile, with 'arrow' above; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, 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.
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Bronze Age Terracotta Decorated Bowl
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With wide body and low foot, decorative impressed-point band with four low lugs below the rim. 3.35 kg, 36 cm wide
From an important collection of pottery formed prior to 1988, London and Geneva. 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. -
Sumerian Green Stone Amulet
4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Carved in the round as a rectangular block with slit to upper edge, vertical spike with two annulet 'eyes'; pierced for suspension. 13.2 grams, 41 mm
with M. Petropoulos, Zurich, early 1990s. with Rhéa gallery. Private collection, acquired in 1999. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12897-241753. 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. -
Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Group
3rd-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: larger with recumbent gryphon motif; smaller with advancing gryphon; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.99 grams total, 11-16 mm
From the collection of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman, established from the 1960s. 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.
