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LOT 1209
Sasanian Carnelian Gemstone with Portrait
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.49 grams, 12 mm).
Oval-shaped with an engraved profile bust of a bearded man wearing a headdress. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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.
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From a family collection, acquired 1930s-1980s. Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK. 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. -
Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Fish
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With frieze of fish in profile within a field of zigzag lines; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.5 grams, 37 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G.Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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. -
Assyrian Chalcedony Head of Pazuzu
900-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Carved in the round with ribbed horns to the top of the head, almond-shaped eyes, snub nose, gaping mouth with fangs and hatched beard; pierced longitudinally. 16.1 grams, 31 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12716-234924. 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.
