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LOT 1115
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 5/8 in. (844 grams, 14.3 cm wide).
With broad base and flared sidewall, curved inner face to the 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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Assyrian Gypsum Relief with Head of a Bearded Man
704-681 B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Rectangular frieze fragment with low-relief carving of a profile bust with short straight hair confined by a brow-band, segmented curls forming the beard, furrowed brow, one arm extended; handwritten label to rear 'from the Koyunjik palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh and incised legend 'KOUYUNJIK' and 'A'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 530 grams total, 11.6 cm including stand
Allegedly found in the Koyunjik Palace of Sennacherib. Ex property of a gentleman, UK, acquired in the 1970s. Ex private collection, Oxfordshire, UK, 1988. Anonymous sale, with Christie's, London, 7 December 1994, no.235. Art market, New York. Ex private collection, Tokyo, Japan. Private European collection, 2009. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12880-241660. 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. -
Large Amlash Bronze Bird Pendant
Circa 1200-1000 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Modelled in the round with loop to the shoulder, heart-shaped wings, hatched detailing. 208 grams, 82 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. -
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Piriform in profile with flared tubular socket, flat rim, carination to the bulb and segmented upper face. 448 grams, 92 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.
