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LOT 1403
Western Asiatic Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/4 - 1 1/4 in. (192 grams, 6 - 32 mm).
Comprising mainly of biconical, cylindrical, and oblate beads. [114]
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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Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Tubular in form with tapering profile and balustered socket. 369 grams, 84 mm
From a West London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. 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. -
Large Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Circa 12th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Raised from a single sheet with rounded base and slightly inturned walls. 427 grams, 20.5 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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Neo-Assyrian Chalcedony Cylinder Seal for the God Samnuha from Samsanu
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Carved with five columns of cuneiform inscription: 'To the god Samnuha, great lord, Samsanu, eunuch, for the life of [the king) Samnuha-shar-ilani, his Lord, he made and gave (this seal)'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 16.8 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12586-232162. 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.
