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LOT 1069
Sumerian Shell Disc Bangle
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (48 grams, 11.5 cm).
Carved as a domed band from a large shell plate. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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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Assyrian Bronze Amulet in the Shape of Humbaba
Circa 800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Modelled in the round with hands clasped across the midriff and legs astride, arms forming loops. 2.2 grams, 22 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. 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. -
Bactrian Chlorite Vessel with Lions
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
With frieze of crouching lions in profile, each with sockets to the flanks to accept coloured inserts (absent); chipped rim repaired. 273 grams, 85 mm
with Surena Gallery, 1999. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 20th April 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12405-226712. 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. -
Luristan Bronze Spearhead
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Leaf-shaped blade with a raised midrib, rectangular-section tang bent to a right-angle with a knop to the end. 243 grams, 34 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. 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.
A number of similar blades, some considered to be spearheads and others to be daggers, all with bent tang, derived from Tepe Hissar Culture III. Some of them, like our specimen, have a button terminal, some others have a plain, pointed terminal. The general dating of these specimens is fixed to the early 2nd millennium B.C.
