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LOT 1148
Royal Stamped Terracotta Jar Handle
LATE 8TH CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (129 grams, 10 cm).
The handle fragment from a Tufnell type 484 jar, bearing an oval stamp to the upper handle.
ProvenanceEx S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s.
Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
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 1148
Royal Stamped Terracotta Jar Handle
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Group
7th century B.C.-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Including a fibula, aucissa brooch, fica pendant and other items. 50 grams total, 16-67 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. -
Painting of a Noble Lady
Early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Standing before a blue-and-white jar and holding a matching small cup in her right hand whilst lifting the hem of her dress with her left hand; colourful trouser cuffs showing from beneath the hem, densely painted vegetation surrounding; marbled borders. 46 grams, 30 x 23.5 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. 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. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet for the Disbursement of Grain
Circa 2000-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces. 20.9 grams, 35 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. 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.
