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LOT 1509
Western Asiatic Black Stone Recumbent Bull
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 1/4 in. (86 grams, 59 mm).
Carved in the round with its legs tucked underneath the body, stylised head with large almond-shaped eyes and incised details to the muzzle, large hump to the neck.
ProvenanceFrom a collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
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 1509
Western Asiatic Black Stone Recumbent Bull
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll Fragment
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
The remains of a bifacial magical lead scroll with letters written in a form of Aramaic and Greek, incised on a lead tablet preserved in a sub-rectangular fragment. 8.13 grams, 73 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., 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. -
Luristan Bronze Animal
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Modelled in the round with splayed legs and stub tail. 6.2 grams, 29 mm
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. -
Cylinder Seal with Standing Figure
Cypriot Type, circa 1300 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 Seal of Black Stone, 27 x 10 mm. The design is very full: the central figure is standing, wearing a short garment reaching just above the knees and holding a spear in one raised hand, before him is a kneeling figure, then there are three quadrupeds, two more or less naturalistic, one with wings and a bird's head. There is also a heraldically placed bird and numerous lines and shapes to fill every vacant space. This seal is a rare Cypriot type, c.1300 B.C., from either Cyprus itself or the adjacent coastal lands of Asia Minor or Syria.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 6.27 grams total, 8.2-27.3 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in July 1991. 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.
