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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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Western Asiatic Bronze Finial with Animals
1200-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,510
A bifacial sceptre head formed as a collared tubular stem with bulb foot; above, two opposed ibexes with segmented horns and coiled beards each attacked from behind by a mountain lion with gaping jaws, slender body and ropework tail; mounted on a custom-made stand. 860 grams total, 36 cm including stand
with Manouchehr Soleiman Aaron, Tehran, 1967. Brought to the U.S. prior to 1974. American private collection. with Christie’s, New York, 7 December 2011, no.16. European private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12873-241699. 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 Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A shallow bowl with thickened rim and convex base. 224 grams, 17 cm
Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-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. -
Western Asiatic 'Holy Land' Terracotta Jug
Bronze Age, 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With tapering rounded bottom, deep shoulder, tall neck pinched to a triangular shape, strap handle to the rear. 160 grams, 12.4 cm
From the collection of an Essex, UK, gentleman. 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.
