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LOT 1163
Sumerian Bone Cylinder Seal
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (4.42 grams, 24 mm).
With frieze in two registers depicting running animals, facing figure with arms raised and other items; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx 'S' collection, London, UK.
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 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 Incense Burner in the Shape of an Eagle
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Béla Hein (1883-1931) was a prominent dealer and collector of African art in early 20th century Paris. In the early 1920s, he founded a gallery specialising in African art, contemporary sculpture, and a variety of curiosities, including antiquities. Hein's influence extended across the art world, and his collection reflected a keen eye for both historical and aesthetic significance. -
Achaemenid Bronze Cup
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With squat profile, flared rim above a deep carination. 183 grams, 13.7 cm
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Cream Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With slightly carinated equator to the globular body and tubular shaft. 417 grams, 96 mm
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