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LOT 1151
Western Asiatic Bronze Finger Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.25 grams, 21.63 mm overall, 18.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
With bulb to each shoulder, ellipsoid bezel, incuse legend. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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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South Arabian Alabaster Plaque with Bull's Head
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Comprising a square panel with a bull's head in low-relief, striated eyes and flaring nostrils, a thick tuft of hair arranged between the eyes, acanthus leaf between curved horns; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.18 kg total, 19.7 cm including stand
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. 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.
Along with the ibex, the bull is one of the most frequently represented animals in the sculpture found in the Arabian cemeteries, like Timna. -
Akkadian Stone Cylinder Seal with Divine Hero
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With front-facing standing male figure between a bull and a lion on each side, a standing male holding an axe(?), moon crescent and three dots ;accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 11.6 grams, 27 mm
From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 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. -
Western Asiatic Orange Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of annular, oblate and other beads with a large cuboid-shaped bead as a central feature; restrung. 11.3 grams, 44 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 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.
