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LOT 1311
Western Asiatic Glass Eye Bead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (1.6 grams, 14 mm).
Layered glass cabochon imitating banded agate 'eye' design. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx collection of the late S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s.
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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Mesopotamian Alabaster Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Conical with a narrow, slightly rounded base; repaired. 1.66 kg, 22 cm diameter
Acquired in the early 2000s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12705-235147. 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. -
Mesopotamian Square Terracotta Tablet for the Account of Fish
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Biconvex in profile with columns of cuneiform text to the upper face. 28.9 grams, 33.3 mm
Private collection, Jerusalem, assembled in the 1970s-1980s. European private collection, acquired in 1998. 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 Gilt Bronze Belt Element
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Pentagonal in plan with scooped ogival upper edge, shallow sides and slider-bar to reverse; high-relief decorative motifs of rosette and radiating stems and leaves. 18.25 grams, 43 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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.
