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LOT 1373
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Group
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (65 grams total, 19-31 mm).
Including one drum-shaped alabaster type with segmented geometric design, one polished columnar example with frieze of figures and other types. [6]
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 Terracotta Jug with Face
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Biconvex in profile with high strap handle and scooped mouth; applied anthropomorphic detail. 203 grams, 99 mm high
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. 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. -
Umayyad Bronze Inscribed Pendant
7th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Rectangular in plan with triangular suspension plaque, obverse with geometric design within a billetted border, reverse with five lines of Kufic script. 7.56 grams, 29 mm
From 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. -
Sumerian Stone Cylinder Seal with Animals
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With scene of stylised lions hunting antelopes; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 19.3 grams, 31 mm
From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, 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.
