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LOT 1256
Neo-Assyrian Stone Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 1/2 in. (15.5 grams, 38 mm).
With a male attendant kneeling on each side of a sacred tree, winged sun disc above; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Head of a Demon
1900-1800 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round depicting the (severed?) head of the Mesopotamian demon Humbaba, with iconic facial features in relief; hollow with vent to the neck; produced from a two-piece mould, with median seam through the facial features. 191 grams, 87 mm
Private collection, Israel. with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1980s. Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12878-241678. 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.
Within traditional Mesopotamian religion, Humbaba was a creature regarded as Guardian of the Cedar forest and the brother of Pazuzu. He was represented as a giant who had been raised by the sun god, Shamash. -
Western Asiatic Glass Perfume Bottle
11th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Slender jar with applied disc base and gently flared neck with rolled rim, applied collar in bottle-green glass. 27.2 grams, 93 mm.
with a London, UK gallery 1971-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. -
Luristan Bronze Pin Head with Ibex
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Round-section pin with stylised ibex-head finial having long, curving horns and pellet eyes. 15.3 grams, 70 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an East Anglia private collector. 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.
