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LOT 1360
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (208 grams, 82 mm).
Broad and squat in profile with carination to the equator, everted rim.
ProvenanceFrom a collection formed before 1990.
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.
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 1360
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Personal Bronze Tag of Zahra Governor of Esphahan
14th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
A medieval period flat-section rectangular plaque pierced at the broad end with incised calligraphic legend: 'Zahra the splendid or the radiant governor of Esphahan ...', Zaraa or Zahra is a female name which also refers to boundless beauty (ذرع اصفهانی واسع الخلیفه با ما معمور). 10.6 grams, 51 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London 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. -
Large Western Asiatic Red Terracotta Spouted Jug with Handle
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Biconical body with tall tapering spout, collar to the tapering neck with tear-drop shaped mouth; strap handle surmounted by a ram-head appliqué; a marriage. 1.45 kg, 29.7cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. 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. -
Kassite Stone Cylinder Seal with 'Merciful is An-Amurru, Giver of Health' Inscription
Circa 1530-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
With six columns of cuneiform inscription, reading 'Merciful is An-Amurru, giver of health -- his reverent servant, Ahushina, son of Itti-Ea-...'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 7.91 grams, 26 mm
From 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.
