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LOT 1406
Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal Collection
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 1/4 in. (16.04 grams total, 16-30 mm).
Including various geometric and zoomorphic motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [4]
ProvenancePrivate Swiss collection.
Acquired in 1998.
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 1406
Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
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Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a sturdy columnar stem flaring to the broad base with carinated rim, the bowl broad and dished. 5.5 kg, 38.5 cm
From a West London, UK, collection, 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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Urartu Bull-Headed Bronze Cauldron Applique Pair
8th century B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £9,000
Matched pair of bovine-head mounts, each formed as a pair of D-shaped wings and a tail with low-relief feather detailing and holes to accept rivets; central head and neck of a bull with prominent horns, bands of curly hair to the pate and throat, large scaphoid eyes, incised contour detailing to muzzle, socket to reverse. 790 grams total, 8-13 cm wide
From the warehouse of Lane Hope Ltd, London, UK, 1980s (company dissolved December 1991). Private collection, UK; anonymous sale, Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 206, 20 June 2012, no.85. European private collection, acquired at Gorny & Mosch, 2012. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.6210.AM. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12696-234610. 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. -
Very Large West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Standing Figure
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Annular in form with dentilled edge and pierced lug to reverse, openwork outline stylised figure. 83 grams, 74 mm
Ex collection of a late London gentleman, 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.
