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LOT 1269
Neo-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Idol
12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (166 grams, 14.6 cm).
Standing female with radiating discs flanking the face, elaborate tiered collar.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, 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.
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Late Achaemenid-Early Parthian Bronze Bowl
300-200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With decorative incised rings to the inner face and thickened rim. 325 grams, 18 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. 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. -
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Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll Fragment
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
The remains of a bifacial magical lead scroll with letters written in a form of Aramaic and Greek, incised on a lead tablet preserved in a sub-rectangular fragment. 8.13 grams, 73 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., 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. -
Large Elamite Bronze Standing Statuette
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,240
Columnar in form with rounded facial features, bisected headdress, incised saltire to the upper body and belt to the waist, arms bent and raised with flat hands; tang at base. 315 grams, 16 cm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12534-231951. 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.
