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LOT 0253
Mitanni Cylinder Seal with Animals in Gold Mounting
CIRCA 1500-1300 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (16.40 grams, 39.56 mm overall, 23.03 x 31.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+6, USA 15 1/4, Europe 36.34, Japan 34)).
Chalcedony cylinder seal with ancient bronze ring depicting a deer, a sphinx, an ibex, a scorpion and two profile male figures; set into a later gold mounting.
ProvenanceEx Manfred Schwarz, acquired on the German art market before 1970.
Private collection, England.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13144-249540.
Cf. Teissier, B.: Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals, Berkeley, 1984, items 588-9.
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for The Sale of a Palm Grove during the Reign of Sumu-el
1894-1866 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text to the broad faces and an edge, reading: '36 sar of orchard, planted with palm trees, next to Batuli and next to Kutanum, Sin-pilah bought from Bedi-el. He paid its full price 10... of silver. He swore in the name of the king that in the future no one would dispute. Before ... Before Sîn Dayan In front of Naqimum In front of Damu In front of Munakum In the month of Kislimu, the 4th year of the priest of Nanna.' 39 grams, 47 mm
Ex private collection. with Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 21 October 1999, no.260 (Part). Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12244-219769. -
Amlash Terracotta Single-Handled Jug with Head Attachment
10th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
Comprising a rounded body resting on three stub legs; funicular mouth and short neck; beneath the rim a mask with pinched nose and two pointed ears, impressed circular eyes and mouth; three vertical decorative strips impressed with the same tool as formed the eyes and mouth; tiered strap handle with two finger-grips to the outer face and impressed detailing running from the neck to the shoulder; rim and one foot partly restored. 723 grams, 20.6 cm
Ex Zackary, Los Angeles, 1960s. Thereafter London art market, 1992. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00079639. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Prone Hound
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the round crouching dog with tail looped over the rump, suspension loop at the shoulders. 28.9 grams, 44 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
