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LOT 0076
Phoenician Amethyst Gemstone with Aramaic Inscription
8TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.82 grams, 21 mm).
Rock crystal scaraboid in a bronze frame with suspension loop; reverse with two lines of Aramaic text; obverse cracked.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12217-221658.
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LOT 0076
Phoenician Amethyst Gemstone with Aramaic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Cypriot Terracotta Vessel
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With globular body and flat base, trumpet-shaped neck and mouth with stepped profile, strap handle to the rear; three painted bands to the equator, painted detailing to the mouth and handle; gammadion to the shoulder. 45 grams, 78 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
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9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising a broad crescentic plate with incised border and radiating strokes respecting the concave curve of the blade; knop below the inner edge, short handle with stem and ring formed as addorsed birds; Grotta Gramicella Type A. 33.6 grams, 10.8 cm
Acquired on the European art market, 1990s. English private collection.
