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LOT 0262
Old Babylonian Terracotta Plaque of a Mastiff Dog
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (146 grams, 12.2 cm).
Rectangular plaque with low-relief image of a sitting dog with thick braided collar, gaping mouth.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of a London, UK, gentleman, pre 1988.
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 0262
Old Babylonian Terracotta Plaque of a Mastiff Dog
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Achaemenid Bronze Phiale
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Low-bodied with carinated shoulder and everted rim, rounded base. 254 grams, 13.9 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. -
Large Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Figures
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Cotton-reel type seal with incuse frieze including standing figure with whip, water-bearer, opposed bulls and other motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 33.1 grams, 35 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
19th - 2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including triangular, leaf-shaped, barbed, paddle-shaped arrowheads with a flat, comparatively wide mid-rib, and others. 271 grams total, 5.8-10.7 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. 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.
Some of the represented arrowheads (paddle-shaped) were typical of the Old Babylonian Empire. The shoulders were pronounced and the arrowhead had a rectangular-section tapering tang. This simple form was popular throughout and are comparatively common finds in the Holy Land.
