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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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Western Asiatic Ceramic Oil Lamp and Ladle
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: an oil lamp with pinched, trefoil-type spout; a coarseware ladle with deep bowl and short, thick stem. 249 grams total, 7.7-15.7 cm
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. 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. -
Canaanite Bronze Male Warrior God with Hat
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Modelled in the round with baldric and belt, collar and headdress. 126 grams, 15.7 cm
Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s. From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12700-234380. 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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Akkadian Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Hero
Circa 2300-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Slightly waisted with bronze caps, accompanied by a handwritten scholarly note signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of green stone with bronze caps; 34 x 16 mm. overall. Matching pair of contestants: nude hero and rampant lion. Inscription: name of ancient owner, but secondary, cannot be read. Akkadian, c. 2300-2200 B.C. Condition fine.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.23 grams, 34 mm
From a London, UK, collection, 1980s. Ex North American collection. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. 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.
