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LOT 1127
Sumerian Orange Stone Amuletic Dove-Shaped Seal
URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3500-2900 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (8.45 grams, 33 mm).
Lentoid in section with scooped underside and suspension hole at apex.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 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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Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal Collection
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Including various geometric and zoomorphic motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 16.04 grams total, 16-30 mm
Private 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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Western Asiatic Rolled Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
A rolled sheet-metal magical document with inscribed text in Aramaic. 41 grams, 60 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., 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. -
Western Asiatic Green Glass Bead Necklace
1st millennium A.D. and laterEstimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
A restrung designer necklace of fusiform, 'date', and other beads, some with longitudinal polychrome bands. 36.3 grams, 43 cm
From 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.
