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LOT 1346
Parthian Stone Seal with Bearded Bust
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
7/8 in. (4.52 grams, 21 mm).
Carved from opaque stone, upper face with a bearded profile bust wearing a headdress, occluded piercing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With trumpet-shaped base, thick stem, carinated bowl an everted rim; ribbed band to the equator. 1.06 kg, 16.8 cm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 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 Silver Drinking Bowl
2nd-6th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Broad and squat in profile with repoussé basal ring; incised ring below the rim to the outer face. 169 grams, 16 cm
Acquired before the early 1970s. Ex London, UK, gallery. Private collection, London, UK. -
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Statue Head
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A hollow-formed figure or idol head with conical cap, pinched facial form, applied brows and other detailing; mounted on a stand. 600 grams, 16 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a Cambridgeshire lady; formerly in the Igor Karmiloff collection (1925-2016), UN economist and author of Flashbacks, Icons of Impermanence, Bloomington, 2009; acquired in the 1950s-early 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
