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LOT 1151
Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Animals
2200-2000 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.45 grams, 13.9 mm).
With frieze of leaping and rearing ibexes; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1996.
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.
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Bactrian Chlorite Bowl with Lions
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Opening Bid: £1,750
Drum-shaped vessel with reserved frieze to the outer face: two lions advancing towards an ibex with head bowed; shallow socket to each of the eyes to accept an inlay panel. 381 grams, 10.4 cm wide
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Western Asiatic Cobalt-Blue Footed Bowl
9th century A.D.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,150
With carinated sidewall, rolled and everted rim, shallow foot; partial lustre-glaze to surface with four trapezoidal panels: two with reserved regardant bird and two with tracery motif. 498 grams, 18.5 cm
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1982. Private collection, U.K. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12724-235155. 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. -
Fatimid Miniature Wheel-Cut Glass Perfume Bottle
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Miniature vessel with flared base, facets to the bulbous body, cup-shaped mouth. 3.86 grams, 32 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. 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.