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LOT 1267
Seljuk Green-Glazed Ceramic Oil Lamp
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
5 3/8 in. (224 grams, 13.7 cm).
With biconical profile to the body, U-section nozzle, loop handle with trefoil thumb-pad. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1970-1990s.
From the private collection of a Leicestershire, 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.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Standing Idol
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A flat-section idol depicting a standing figure with one outstretched hand, wearing a short garment draped over one shoulder, slit mouth and some hair detailing. 8.15 grams, 75 mm
Very fine condition. Rare.
From an old Dutch collection formed in the 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. 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. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
1500-900 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £234
Standing female deity (Astarte?), wearing a long robe and a broad textured necklace; arms bent and hands placed on the abdomen; beaked facial features with applied eyes and single spur to the rear. 158 grams, 18.5 cm
Acquired in Paris, France, in 1988. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, 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. -
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Large Parthian Terracotta Rhyton with Incised Decoration
Circa early 2nd century B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,889
Hollow-formed rhyton with four splayed legs, curved neck with tall mane, loop handle forming the tail; filler hole to middle of back, spout to the chest; incised hatched bands to the mane and flanks. 2.1 kg, 37 cm
Sakae Art Gallery, Nagoya, Japan, 1982. with Aaron Gallery, acquired from the above. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.N121q65 by Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12822-241329. 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.
