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LOT 1324
Western Asiatic Emerald Green Glass Cotton-Reel Vase
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (201 grams, 73 mm).
With broad plano-convex base, sturdy tubular body, everted rim; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Norri collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1980s-1990s.
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Mesopotamian Mottled Grey Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Piriform with vertical socket expanding towards the narrower end. 580 grams, 82 mm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Judean Gemstone with Aramaic Inscription
800-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
With incuse standing robed figure in profile, surrounded by Aramaic text. 1.84 grams, 16 mm
Ex late London, UK, gentleman, 1970s. 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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Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal with Two Standing Figures
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
Representing a god in short mantle and round cap with upturned brim, holding a mace in his left hand, before him a goddess standing in a horned crown and kaunakes, her hands raised in supplication; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.96 grams, 27 mm
Ex Mr J.K. collection, USA. Acquired from the above, 1997. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12581-232131.
The seals of the First Isin Dynasty were much more varied than those just preceding the Third Dynasty of Ur. Often the chief god - probably Shamash - is standing, and the 'introducing' goddess is facing him, while the worshipper is not pictured. The seals are a mine for the understanding of the old Babylonian costume. The tunic of the female goddess here is made of tufted material that the Greeks called kaunakes, the weave of which imitated the effect of the earlier sheepskin costumes.
