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LOT 1349
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Quadruped
CIRCA 2300-2000 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (37.8 grams, 46 mm).
Discoid stamp seal with segmented face and central horned animal (ibex?) ;loop handle to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Ex property of a West London businessman.
Academically researched 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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LOT 1349
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Quadruped
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Formed as a standing figure cradling an infant, stylised facial and anatomical detailing; suspension loop to reverse; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 28 grams, 66 mm (39 grams total, 73 mm including stand)
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Standing Figure Mount
16th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
An appliqué of a female standing wearing a decorated knee-length robe, hands on her thighs holding a purse(?), elaborate pierced headdress; hollow to the reverse. 44 grams, 74 mm
Fine condition.
From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 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. -
Achaemenid Light Blue Glass and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composed of graduated mixed beads including one with eye motifs, central feature a tubular facetted bead with an oblate bead below; restrung. 15.2 grams, 36 cm
From the London, UK, 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.
