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LOT 1233
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (358 grams, 90 mm high).
Tubular in profile with curved inner face to the 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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Old Babylonian Hematite Cylinder Seal for Ahi-shagish, son of Sinia, Servant of Amurru
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With three columns of cuneiform text: 'Ahi-shagish, son of Sinia, Servant of Amurru', standing figure of a god holding sceptre facing a worshipper accompanied by a goddess wearing long robe and horned crown; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 14.4 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. -
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3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
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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. -
Western Asiatic and Other Green Glass Bead Necklace
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Opening Bid: £150
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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.
