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LOT 1283
Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with King
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
1 in. (11.61 grams, 26 mm).
Tongue-shaped in profile with incuse image of a worshipping king before an altar, crescent above.
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a Devonshire, UK, gentleman established from the mid 1990s.
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South Arabian Alabaster Plaque with Bull's Head
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Comprising a square panel with a bull's head in low-relief, striated eyes and flaring nostrils, a thick tuft of hair arranged between the eyes, shallow acanthus leaf between curved horns, inscription on the rectangular space at the bottom of the panel; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.09 kg total, 19.8 cm including stand
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
The presence of these representations in South Arabian cemeteries attests to the importance of the bull in the religious iconography of pre-Islamic Arabia. -
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Mesopotamian Alabaster Bowl
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £640
Conical with a narrow, slightly rounded base; repaired. 1.66 kg, 22 cm diameter
Acquired in the early 2000s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12705-235147. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Bowl with Bulls
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £338
Hemispherical in profile with low ring foot, segmented sidewall with frieze of standing beasts, hatched panels; remains of lateral handle, undulating band below the rim, short C-section spout; chipped and partly absent. 344 grams, 10.6 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
