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LOT 1250
Neo-Assyrian Steatite Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 800 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (8.67 grams, 30.4 mm).
With frieze of profile winged gryphons, starburst above; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 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.
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Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
13th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising triangular types with thick midrib, heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, and other types. 340 grams total, 8.7-17.5 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. 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.
One category of the represented arrowheads has a sharp, flat blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang that often has a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more triangular. Another form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib extending to the tang, and a narrow leaf-shaped blade. -
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Bactrian Stone 'Hand Bag' Ceremonial Weight
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Rectangular block with round-section loop handle. 9.95 kg, 27.5 cm
Ex West London, UK, collection, 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.
Among the most iconic intercultural style objects are the so-called 'lock' or 'hand bag' weights. These were probably not weights at all, but were likely badges of high office, carried to indicate authority. Similar objects have been found throughout Mesopotamia, the islands of the Persian Gulf, on the Iranian steppe, as well as the Indus Valley. -
Ur II Period Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Dedicatory 'Gutua to Inka' Inscription
2200-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
With frieze depicting a standing figure addressing a seated figure and four columns of cuneiform text, reading 'Gutua to Inka, his Sister / Lady, He Gave (This Seal)'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.96 grams, 20 mm
Acquired in 1995. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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.
