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LOT 1276
Neo Elamite Silver Pin
900-600 B.C.
3 7/8 in. (9.22 grams, 97 mm).
Round-section shank with flared butt, incised bands and hatching; pierced. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 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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Achaemenid Silver Bracelet with Beast-Heads
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising a round-section penannular body and finely-modelled opposed beast-head terminals. 54.2 grams, 78 mm
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK, 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. -
Western Asiatic Faience and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Restrung using alternating oblate and melon beads, central feature a biconical bead with a glazed plaque fragment below. 44 grams, 31.5 cm
Ex 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. -
Western Asiatic Basalt Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Architectural fragment with rectangular band to one edge, carved decorative detailing with inscription. 7.85 kg, 32.6 cm
Private collection, Europe, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12521-231989. 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.
Amid the many architectural, sculptural, and textual riches of Assyria and Mesopotamia, the broken pieces of basalt bearing fragmentary cuneiform inscriptions have received little attention, but are of fundamental importance. Despite being quite fragmentary, these broken pieces of basalt are the remains of an important witness to the Assyrian imperial presence in the Near East.
