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LOT 0278
Old Babylonian Bronze Frog Weight
CIRCA 2400-1700 B.C.
7/8 in. (24.6 grams, 22 mm).
Modelled in the round with anatomical detailing, undercut between legs and stomach; feet forming a wedge-shaped panel.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Contessa L.J., since the 1980s.
Private collection, acquired in 2001.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12898-241690.
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 0278
Old Babylonian Bronze Frog Weight
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group
13th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Including barbed-and-tanged, leaf-shaped, tongue-shaped, and other types. 289 grams total, 33-95 mm
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. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Female Anthropomorphic Jug Handle
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Stylised female; body roughly rectangular in section with a D-shaped 'foot' projecting backwards and a 'headdress' with flat top and concave rear; face formed with two ears, slender, high brow, angular nose, thin closed eyelids, pursed lips and two domed breasts, pubic area and female genitals below expressed using shallow incised lines. 100 grams, 10.2 cm
Fine condition.
Ex collection of a deceased London gentleman; 1970-1999. 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. -
Hittite Ceramic Idol Head
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Head with applied headdress, eyes and earrings, pointillé nostrils and collar. 11 grams, 30 mm
Fine condition.
Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. 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.
