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LOT 1394
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (144 grams, 10 cm wide).
With conical bowl and small convex foot.
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 Standing Figure Mount
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An appliqué of a female standing wearing a decorated knee-length robe, hands on her thighs holding a purse(?), elaborate pierced headdress; hollow to the reverse. 44 grams, 74 mm
Fine condition.
From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. 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. -
Luristan Bronze Bowl
Circa 1000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With globular body, round profile and flared rim. 138 grams, 12.1 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.
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Bactrian Stone Bowl with Wavy Design
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Drum-shaped body with everted rim, the body decorated with six bands of densely arranged wavy motifs. 152 grams, 78 mm
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 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.
