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LOT 0254
Old Babylonian Bronze Standing Worshipper
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (163 grams, 70 mm).
Hollow-formed with flared robe, arms raised and bent revealing bell-shaped sleeves, small breasts, squat head with lentoid eyes and band of hair to rear.
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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LOT 0254
Old Babylonian Bronze Standing Worshipper
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Akkadian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal Section in Silver Ring
Early Dynastic III, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly slip, handwritten and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Half of Early Dynastic III / Akkad cylinder seal. Hero between two horned animals.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 26.88 grams, 34.05 mm overall, 17.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.960. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly slip, handwritten and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. 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 Bronze Mount with Bull's Head
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Quadrilobed plaque with slightly convex obverse, raised central ridge with a bull's head; two splayed lugs on the reverse. 99 grams, 76 mm
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. 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. -
Babylonian Agate Stamp Seal
600-500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Bell-shaped with incuse image to underside comprising a harpy, crescent and standing bearded figure in a long robe; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.9 grams, 25 mm
Ex collection of the late S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s. 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.
