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LOT 1379
Western Asiatic Bronze Stamp Seal with Two-Headed Serpent
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (18.5 grams, 27 mm).
Discoid in plan with loop handle, raised rim enclosing high-relief design of opposed heads of a two-headed serpent flanked by two smaller addorsed serpents. [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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LOT 1379
Western Asiatic Bronze Stamp Seal with Two-Headed Serpent
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Standing on a columnar base wearing a waist-belt and crossed baldrics. 97 grams, 12.1 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 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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3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
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with Surena Gallery, 1999. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 20th April 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12405-226712. 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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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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From a Mayfair gallery 1990s. Ex 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.
