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LOT 0185
Syro-Hittite Silver Fertility Goddess
CIRCA EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 5 in. (32.1 grams total, 1.7-12.7 cm).
Sheet-silver female figure with tall lobed headdress, domed knees, breasts and navel, loincloth, parallel legs and tang beneath the feet; applied wire collar; the face with triangular nose and two pellet eyes; left arm detached in two pieces, with old repair.
ProvenanceUK private collection, formed in the 1980s.
with Bonhams, London, 24 October 2012, no.271 (£8,000-£10,000).
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham's 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.12532-231395.
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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Old Babylonian Red Stone Cylinder Seal with Two Kneeling Worshippers
2100-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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 Red Stone with Some Cream, 30x13mm. The scene shows two kneeling worshippers, one either side of a stylized sacred tree below a winged solar disc. The seal is cut entirely with one tool, the cutting sheel, which enabled the work to be done quickly. the seal is to be dated c.900-800 B.C. and seals of this type are generally considered to be Babylonian, though this is not completely certain: they may have been made in Syria and southern Anatolia. The hands of the worshippers are in a typically Assyrian pose: one raised, one extended, but this type of seal is not generally found at Assyrian sites. The solar disc represents the storm god. Though there is some wear on the stone, the design remains quite clear and sharp.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.8 grams total, 8.1-29.5 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in August 1990. 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. -
Sasanian Decorated High Tin Bronze Bowl
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Hemispherical in section with rolled rim, incised ring to centre and below rim. 220 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. 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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Ancient Gold Bead Collection
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Group of large facetted biconical types. 4.51 grams total, 17-27 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. 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.
This category of bead can already be seen in Sumerian jewellery from the 'Royal Cemetery' at Ur, about 2500 B.C. In particular they can be seen on gold chains of interlocking folded rings used to secure the headdress of a man, with facetted gold forehead beads between small beads of carnelian and large ones of lapis lazuli
