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LOT 0203
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal
2000-1800 B.C.
1 in. (11 grams, 25 mm).
Columnar in form with frieze depicting a standing Lamma goddess in flounced robe facing towards a god wearing a pleated garment and holding a mace at his hip; disc-and-crescent motif above; behind, the storm-god Adad with one foot on a mound, wielding a lightning bolt in his raised hand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
with Bonhams, London, 22 April 1999, no.538.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12538-232100.
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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Uruk, 4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Stylised ram body in profile, head raised and turned, reverse with six engraved dots, pierced vertically for suspension. 19.6 grams, 46 mm
From a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s. From a private 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. -
Cycladic Alabaster Idol Head
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
An oval head with raised linear nose; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 37.89 grams total, 23 mm (84 mm including stand)
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. 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. -
Amorite Terracotta Saddled Animal
1800-1600 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Modelled in the round with halter to the chest, strap to the brow and saddle with two lateral containers and straps. 88 grams, 85 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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.
