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LOT 1132
Western Asiatic Ceramic Musician Figure
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (98 grams, 10 cm).
Hollow-formed D-section figure of two musicians standing side-by-side in floor-length robes, one with a wind instrument held to her lips and the other with a pouch, perhaps a version of the Roman tibia utricularis.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
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 1132
Western Asiatic Ceramic Musician Figure
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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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 Bronze Arrowhead Collection
19th century B.C.-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including triangular, leaf-shaped, barbed, paddle-shaped arrowheads with a flat, comparatively wide mid-rib, and others. 176 grams total, 3.4-10.2 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. 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.
Some of the represented arrowheads (paddle-shaped) were typical of the Old Babylonian Empire. The shoulders were pronounced and the arrowhead had a rectangular-section tapering tang. This simple form was popular throughout and are comparatively common finds in the Holy Land. The collection includes a rare Eastern Roman iron type with triangular blade having rhomboid section and short tang. -
Elamite Bronze Vessel with Spout
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With squat bowl, narrow stem and flared base, incised band to the shoulder with tulip motifs; narrow spout to the rim. 369 grams, 14 cm high
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12694-236253. 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.
