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LOT 1338
Western Asiatic Bronze Amuletic Bead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (6.18 grams, 13 mm).
One side engraved with two opposing figures engaged in a fight with swords; the opposite side with geometric motifs; pierced longitudinally.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
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Sumerian Terracotta Figure of Astarte in Naos
Isin-Larsa Period, 2100-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Tongue-shaped freestanding panel with incurved edges, high-relief figure of a standing female with hands clasped beneath her breasts; old collector's ID to underside '5217-43/3'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 97 grams total, figure: 63 mm high
Acquired 1970s-1980s. From the collection of Paul S. Forbes, Maryland, USA. -
Very Large Akkadian Stone Cylinder Seal with Sun-god Shamash
2350-2150 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With low-relief journey scenes: Shamash returning from the underworld; Shamash between mountains and Gates of Heaven, possibly some re-engraving. 30.18 grams, 35 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue page. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12419-225429. -
Western Asiatic Artefact Fragment Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including ceramic disc, architectural stone base and other items. 3.87 kg total, 5-18.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
