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LOT 1372
West Central Asian Bronze Rhomb Stamp Seal
CIRCA 2300-2000 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (10 grams, 36 mm).
Openwork stamp with loop handle; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 36x33x13 mm. This is flat, compartmented and open-work, with a handle of inverted V-shape on the back. The design is a linear pattern: to each end is a horizontal straight line, the two being joined by pairs of diagonal lines from them crossing in the middle and creating a row of one rhomb and two triangles in the middle. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is a nice example of its kind and in very good condition.'
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the late Mr S, 1970-1990s.
Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
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 Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £133
Comprising: two large tanged arrowheads, mainly of triangular type with mid-rib; other two of the same typology, but with rounded shoulders; six triangular, leaf-shaped, barbed, and paddle-shaped arrowheads with a flat, comparatively wide mid-rib; one small triangular arrowhead with rounded shoulders; two arrowheads with foliate shape and short tang; a triangular type with flat mid-rib and raised corners; a long narrow triangular arrowhead with raised shoulders and long tang; one triangular blade with flat midrib and short tang; a long and narrow paddle-shaped arrowhead. 234 grams total, 3.6-15.7 cm
From the London art market, 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 arrowheads of this type have been excavated in Luristan and in the South-Caspian region. Many parallels are from a burial context, but a large hoard of them was found in a non-funerary context. This type of arrowhead was in use from the late 2nd millennium B.C. -
Anatolian Obsidian Idol
5th-4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Squat and rounded in profile with hands resting on the knees. 48.4 grams, 46 mm
Private collection, Austria. Private collection, Europe. 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. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Figure
1500-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With lentoid-section body and flared base (restored); the face with pinched profile, tall headdress with transverse segmented peak, applied disc eyes, applied chevron beard, hands raised to the chest. 150 grams, 20 cm
Previously with Alex Szolin, Nottingham, UK. Ex Gerrard collection, 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; 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.
