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LOT 1167
Western Asiatic Bronze Bird-Shaped Stamp Seal
CIRCA 2200-2000 B.C.
2 in. (28.5 grams, 50 mm).
Comprising a trapezoidal body with D-shaped lateral wings and eyes; ribbing forming the cells for inlaid ornament (?); looped slider-bar to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceShinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, pre-1986.
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 1167
Western Asiatic Bronze Bird-Shaped Stamp Seal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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Syrian Lustre Pottery Bowl
13th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
Conical in profile with ring foot; glazed inner face with reserved cross and panels of calligraphic text; text to underside inside foot; old collectors' labels to sidewall. 142 grams, 13.8 cm
with Christie's, London, Islamic Manuscripts, Miniatures, and Works of Art, 10 October 1989, no.485. Private collection, London. 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 Dark Green Glazed Bowl
10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Conical in profile with low foot, vertical bands with loose zigzag motif. 184 grams, 12 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 Phallic Mount Pair
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Each with leaf-shaped shank and two recessed discs, studs to the reverse. 11.91 grams total, 31 mm each
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 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.
