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LOT 1335
Sasanian High Tin Bronze Bowl
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (192 grams, 14.5 cm).
With rounded body and base, inverted rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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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Western Asiatic Shell Bracelet
Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Annular panel cut from a large mollusc shell, domed in section. 107 grams, 12.2 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. 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 Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a round-section penannular body and stylised beast-head finials. 18.2 grams, 62 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. 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. -
Neo Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Seated Goddess
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Plano-convex with chamfered sidewall, with incuse engraved image of a seated female holding a flower; Bivar notes in his detailed description: 'Queen, or more probably a goddess, crowned and seated to front on a throne, extending in her left hand a lily...'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 4.72 grams, 19.94 mm
with Christie's, London, 13 June 2000, no.517 [Part]. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note typed and signed by A.D.H. (David) Bivar. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. 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.
