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LOT 1251
Western Asiatic Bronze Decorated Bracelet Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 2 3/4 in. (126 grams total, 50-69 mm).
Penannular in form with repoussé ribbing, punched pellets, punched rings and other detailing. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, 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.
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Green Hardstone Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Graduated group of jadeite melon beads on a silk string. 383 grams, 72 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market, 1990-2000s. 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. -
Mitanni Faience Cylinder Seal with Men and Animals
1500-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £163
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 faience, Green, 30 x 15 mm. The designs, which is marked off by a rule above and below, consists of a stag or other such horned animal and three sideways men. The stag [is] half on its haunches, and with its head turned sideways for effect. The three men have match-stick legs, but better-formed bodies and effective heads. The seal is in very good condition. This is a Mitanni common-style seal, c. 1500-1200 B.C., and may have come from a wide area of the Near East, from Palestine, Syria, southern Anatolia or Northern Meesopotamia [sic]'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.32 grams total, 8.1-30 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in August 1990. 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 Terracotta Boar Figure
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Modelled in the round, boar on a rectangular base with exaggerated crest and pellet eyes. 66 grams, 72 mm
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.
