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LOT 0300
Sumerian Calcite Face Mask
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (23.7 grams, 44 mm).
D-shaped carved mask insert for a figure, with lateral loops at the brow, detailed facial features, exaggerated sockets to accept separate inserts for the eyes.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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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Layered glass cabochon imitating banded agate 'eye' design. 1.6 grams, 14 mm
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Royal Stamped Terracotta Jar Handle
Late 8th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
The handle fragment from a Tufnell type 484 jar, bearing an oval stamp to the upper handle. 129 grams, 10 cm
Ex 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. -
Syrian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Human Heads
Circa 1900-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of soft black stone, 18 x 11 mm., condition good. Two registers divided by fine decorative band between rules; above: seven human heads and twig(?); below: three small quadrupeds with long ears. Syrian, c. 1900-1800 B.C.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.23 grams, 18 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in November 1988. 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.
