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LOT 1186
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (676 grams, 13.7 cm).
Piriform in profile with rounded base, 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 1186
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Grinding Stone Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: plano-convex type with old label to underside; 'thumb' type with label to grinding surface; waisted type with inked collector's number. 502 grams total, 40-91 mm
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. 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. -
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Quadruped
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Discoid stamp seal with segmented face and central horned animal (ibex?) ;loop handle to the reverse. 37.8 grams, 46 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched by the late Professor Lambert in the early 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 Roundel for Administrative Purposes or a Weight Unit
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Iridescent blue glass disc with low-relief central quatrefoil, four advancing felines with heater-shaped heads; clay mould for the production of a very similar design, plano-convex in section with knop handle; both in a custom-made lined presentation case with hinged lid. 280 grams total, 9-10.3 cm
Acquired in the 1960s-1970s. Kept in the UK since 1981. 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.
