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LOT 1215
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (434 grams, 11.2 cm wide).
Biconvex in profile with flared foot and everted rim to the mouth.
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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Luristan Bronze Pin Head with Ibex
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Round-section pin with stylised ibex-head finial having long, curving horns and pellet eyes. 15.3 grams, 70 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an East Anglia private collector. 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. -
South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Woman
6th-4th century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Sockets to accept inlaid eyes, roughly chiselled ears placed high, elongated nose, top of the head cut off flat at the hair line, back of the head left roughly tooled; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.12 kg total, 23 cm high including stand
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.
The human heads sculptured in alabaster or other stone vary in size and detail, but are a closely related group. They all have many stylistic characteristics in common. Our head is from a funerary monument and it was originally set within an inscribed stela. -
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Piriform in profile with extended tubular socket. 494 grams, 82 mm
From a London, UK, collection, 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.
