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LOT 1378
Western Asiatic Bronze Pendant with Inscription
CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.37 grams, 23 mm).
Discoid and pierced through the upper edge, schematic inscription within a partial rectangle to one side. [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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Bactrian Stone 'Hand Bag' Ceremonial Weight
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Rectangular block with round-section loop handle. 9.95 kg, 27.5 cm
Ex West London, UK, collection, 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.
Among the most iconic intercultural style objects are the so-called 'lock' or 'hand bag' weights. These were probably not weights at all, but were likely badges of high office, carried to indicate authority. Similar objects have been found throughout Mesopotamia, the islands of the Persian Gulf, on the Iranian steppe, as well as the Indus Valley. -
Marlik Bronze Maternity Figure
9th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Openwork body with integral horned head, loops to the shoulders and breasts; separate arms mounted in the shoulder-rings, applied pellets and braid detailing. 40 grams, 77 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12698-234680. 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 Steatite Cylinder Seal with Figures
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With frieze depicting opposed standing figures with spears and khopesh, gryphon, ankh and other items; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.16 grams, 24 mm
Acquired in 1997. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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.
