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LOT 1240
Western Asiatic Chlorite Stone Mould
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 in. (515 grams, 17.8 cm wide).
Trapezoidal mould with pierced locating holes, ovate recess with irregular maze-pattern and lateral blocks with pseudo-script.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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.
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LOT 1240
Western Asiatic Chlorite Stone Mould
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Anatolian Black Stone Stamp Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Discoid in plan with hatching to the rim and the pierce lug to the reverse; deep border and intaglio motif of a spread eagle with segmented wings and tail. 42 grams, 49 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. 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.
