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LOT 1360
Western Asiatic Ancient Pottery Sherds Including an Animal Fragment
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
1 - 5 1/4 in. (1.29 kg total, 2.5-13.5 cm).
Mixed group including a squat jug with strap handle and applied rouletting, a spout shaped like a cockerel and other fragments. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 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 1360
Western Asiatic Ancient Pottery Sherds Including an Animal Fragment
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Achaemenid Columnar Seal with Figures
Circa 500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Square in section, sides tapering to the pierced apex; sequence of four intaglio figures: female on a hatched seat offering food to a goose; advancing female with hair in a single braid to the rear, holding a bowl and alabastron; male in knee-length tunic with lion-skin hood, holding an inverted spear; advancing female with hair in a single braid to the rear, holding a wreath and flower; rhyton to the underside. 9.8 grams, 25 mm
Acquired 1970-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12540-231460. 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. -
Bactrian Alabaster Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Conical in profile with disc base, flared sidewall tapering to a narrow rim. 847 grams, 15 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, 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. -
Western Asiatic Silver-Gilt Ring with Bosses
Eastern Roman Period, circa 3rd-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Penannular in form with square bezel, nine gilt bosses. 4.58 grams, 23.23 mm overall, 18.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. 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.
