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LOT 1383
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (658 grams, 92 mm wide).
Barrel-shaped in profile with carination to the foot and a reserved collar below the rim, bands of pecked decoration.
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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Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With barrel-shaped body, short neck and everted rim. 1.03 kg, 15.5 cm
From 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. -
Hittite Ceramic Idol Head
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Head with applied headdress, eyes and earrings, pointillé nostrils and collar. 11 grams, 30 mm
Fine condition.
Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. 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 Terracotta Two-Spouted Oil Lamp
Holy Land, circa 2200-1730 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Discoid in plan with pinched and folded rim to form two nozzles. 41 grams, 62 mm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 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.
