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LOT 1169
Western Asiatic Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/4 - 1 1/4 in. (195 grams, 7-31 mm).
Comprising mainly of biconical, oblate, and cylindrical beads in various sizes. [112]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Ex London gallery, UK.
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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Anatolian Dark Green Cylinder Seal with God
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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 of dark-green stone, 39 x 25 mm., some incrustation which could be removed; condition good. Figure ( god? ) under notched arch, seated figure to right, leaning forward and holding spear; two distinct horned animals with standing figure between them, bird. From North Syria or Anatolia, c. 2000 B.C.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 48.5 grams, 39 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in November 1988. 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. -
Amorite Terracotta Idol of a Standing Woman
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Modelled in the round female figure standing with stub arms, applied breasts and pectoral cross-straps with central disc; applied collar of discs and mask with segmented detailing to eyes and reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 153 grams, 13.8 cm
Acquired in 1993. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss register certificate, no.S00027857. 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. -
Illuminated Quran Page
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Loose paper leaf with handwritten text in Naskh script; polychrome rosettes and other detailing to the text, quatrefoil in the margin. 4 grams, 34.2 x 21.5 cm
Ex M. Cummings collection, UK, 1980s-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.
