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LOT 1331
Western Asiatic Bronze Idol with Seal to Reverse
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (170 grams, 82 mm).
D-section figure with legs parallel and hands placed flat on the abdomen, ovoid head with lateral loops of hair; drilled incuse design to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London 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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Opening Bid: £400
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet, Dated to the Seventh Year of King Amar-Suen
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Pillow-shaped tablet containing a record of administrative records for arrears owed by Lugal-Ishtaran from the Bala-Offerings, at the end of day 15, it is dated to the year seven of King Amar-Suen, one side with a seal impression showing a man fighting with a rampant lion, possibly depicting Gilgamesh, cuneiform text behind the beast; the other side with cuneiform text overlapped by a seal impression in two registers showing advancing offerants with their arms raised; supplied in an old box with typed collection label to the cover. 40 grams, 45 mm
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Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a domed body carved from banded agate and having a natural crystal-lined cavity to one side, drilled through the base, underside with engraved linear motif, possibly an altar. 14.3 grams, 23 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London 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.
