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LOT 1077
Stamped Royal Terracotta Amphora Handle Belonging to the King of Hebron
LATE 8TH-MID 7TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/4 in. (287 grams, 16 cm).
The handle fragment from a Tufnell type 484 jar, bearing a stamp to the upper handle with a schematic two-winged solar disc with delineated rays, inscribed 'lmlk / ḥbrn'.
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 1077
Stamped Royal Terracotta Amphora Handle Belonging to the King of Hebron
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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Opening Bid: £600
Each a hollow sphere composed of shallow bosses with granule to the apex, applied filigree circles, hinged loop above. 5.12 grams total, 25 mm each
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. -
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Circa 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Comprising a shallow mortar, ellipsoid in plan with rounded rim; tapering pestle with broad grinding face. 4 kg total, 17.5-28.3 cm
Acquired in the 1995. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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. -
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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.
