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LOT 0232
Neo Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Seated Goddess
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (4.72 grams, 19.94 mm).
Plano-convex with chamfered sidewall, with incuse engraved image of a seated female holding a flower; Bivar notes in his detailed description: 'Queen, or more probably a goddess, crowned and seated to front on a throne, extending in her left hand a lily...'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
Provenancewith Christie's, London, 13 June 2000, no.517 [Part].
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note typed and signed by A.D.H. (David) Bivar.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
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 0232
Neo Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Seated Goddess
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £375
Comprising a tubular body with dommed rump and four stub legs, angled neck to accept a separate neck and head with applied domed eyes and antlers with lateral spurs; trumpet-shaped filler tube to upper face and strap handle to the rear; impressed longitudinal lines; pouring hole at throat. 841 grams, 30.9 cm wide
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.281z20 dated 16 June 1981. 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. -
Western Asiatic Green Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Toroid and drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft. 311 grams, 69 mm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 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. -
Neo Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Seated Goddess
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Plano-convex with chamfered sidewall, with incuse engraved image of a seated female holding a flower; Bivar notes in his detailed description: 'Queen, or more probably a goddess, crowned and seated to front on a throne, extending in her left hand a lily...'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 4.72 grams, 19.94 mm
with Christie's, London, 13 June 2000, no.517 [Part]. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note typed and signed by A.D.H. (David) Bivar. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. 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.
