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LOT 1400
Proto-Sumerian Granite Fish Pair
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 in. (17.1 grams total, 41-42 mm).
Two carved diorite fish amulets each pierced at the mouth for suspension. [2]
ProvenanceSwiss private collection, 1990s.
Acquired in 2002.
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 1400
Proto-Sumerian Granite Fish Pair
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Stamp Seal with Winged God
Circa 800 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Conical body with ribbed collar and loop, raised plaque to the underside with incuse image of winged figure; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.8 grams, 16 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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. -
Large Elamite Silver Pendant with Birds
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Sheet-silver triangular plaque formed as a stack of containers with securing ropes, two oppose birds at the shoulder, loop to reverse. 35 grams, 11 cm
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. -
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.
