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LOT 1303
Western Asiatic Bulbous Terracotta Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 3/8 in. (522 grams, 16.2 cm).
Comprising a globular body with circumferential painted bands at the equator, trumpet-shaped neck and mouth.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 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 1303
Western Asiatic Bulbous Terracotta Jar
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Achaemenid Silver Dish
Circa 500-400 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Shallow with thickened rim; encrustations to the outer face. 396 grams, 21 cm wide
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11631-199032. -
Judean Stamp Seal Group
1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Each a square-section pyramidal base and balustered shank with pierced lug finial; avian motifs. 22.7 grams total, 29-30 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Zoomorphic Bell
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Hollow-formed as a beast-head, conical in plan with open muzzle flanked by tusks, raised almond-shaped eyes and bridle bands, segmented band to the brow, two lateral curved horns; rear face with two birds and loop above the aperture. 189 grams, 83 mm wide
Ex London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London, UK.
