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LOT 1147
Neo Babylonian Agate Stamp Seal with Star and Moon
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
3/4 in. (7.33 grams, 21 mm).
Conical body pierced through the top, underside engraved with a crescent moon and star above, sun and an altar(?) below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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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LOT 1147
Neo Babylonian Agate Stamp Seal with Star and Moon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: three large triangular arrowheads with barbed shoulders and rounded midrib. 51 grams total, 9.7-10.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Abelita family 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.
The arrowheads belong to the type V of the Khorasani classification: subtype C, arrowheads with elongated, triangular shape with barbed shoulders and convex sides, and a raised midrib with a sharp central line. These types of arrowheads were commonly used in Anatolia and Mesopotamia from the 2nd millennium B.C., but apparently their employment began earlier in this area, where types like these occur alongside the non-barbed, predominantly ribbed and tanged types. -
Central Asian Bronze Perm Kama Iconic Applique
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A tongue-shaped plaque with openwork image of a facing figure standing on the back of a boar, gripping the ropework border. 21 grams, 61 mm
Fine condition.
From a private collection formed in North America; acquired on the US art market in the early 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. 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. -
Sasanian Stamp Seal with Intaglio Depicting a Bull
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising: carnelian stamp seal with crouching ram motif, ellipsoid intaglio with standing bull. 8.07 grams total, 11-22 mm
From the 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.
