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LOT 1127
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Cross
CIRCA 2300-2000 B.C.
2 in. (23 grams, 50 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, 50x49x15 mm. This is round with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted a handle of inverted V-shape. The design, which is both compartmented and open-work, consists of a plain cross within a plain outer band, and between the arms of the cross two struts at angles creating the impression of a start with four points beneath the cross. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is in very good condition and has been conserved.'
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Ex property of a West London businessman.
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 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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Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
14th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising: a group of large tanged arrowheads, mainly of triangular type with mid-rib; one barbed example; four foliate blades and a single arrowhead with double points with stem and tang. 325 grams total, 8.8-15.3 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.
The most interesting specimen of the group is certainly the double-pointed arrowhead, belonging to the type II of Khorasani's classification. These arrowheads were made in cast bronze with a double point with stem and tang, located one above the other and positioned at right angles to each other (see also Muscarella, 1988, figs.411 and 418). -
Luristan Bronze Bowl
Circa 1000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With globular body, round profile and flared rim. 207 grams, 14 cm
Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-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.
The people of Luristan were nomadic, constantly moving in summer and winter pastures, and needed metal utensils. Therefore, in addition to weapons, these excellent metal workers produced, in considerable numbers, light and elegant bronze vases and cups. -
Akkadian Stone Cylinder Seal with Divine Hero
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With front-facing standing male figure between a bull and a lion on each side, a standing male holding an axe(?), moon crescent and three dots ;accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 11.6 grams, 27 mm
From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, 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.
