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LOT 1298
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/4 in. (736 grams, 18.4 cm wide).
With broad base, flared sidewall, stepped inner face to 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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Mesopotamian Chalcedony Sheep's Head Amulet
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Finely carved bifacial sheep head with large lentoid eyes and wide mouth, pierced for suspension, two additional piercings to the top. 16.2 grams, 33 mm
Previously with a London, UK, dealership. Ex London, UK, art market, late 1990s. From a private UK collection. 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. -
Ceramic and Stone Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising large ellipsoid beads interspersed with roughly annular beads; restrung. 168 grams, 45 cm
Ex collection of a late London gentleman, 1970-1990s. 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. -
Kassite Stone Cylinder Seal with 'Merciful is An-Amurru, Giver of Health' Inscription
Circa 1530-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
With six columns of cuneiform inscription, reading 'Merciful is An-Amurru, giver of health -- his reverent servant, Ahushina, son of Itti-Ea-...'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 7.91 grams, 26 mm
From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 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.
