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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Gold Appliqué with Gryphon Heads
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (25.61 grams total, head: 30 mm).
D-shaped with openwork and repoussé design of opposed gryphons; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, collection reference no.172.
Private collection, London, UK.
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 Basalt Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Architectural fragment with rectangular band to one edge, carved decorative detailing with inscription. 7.85 kg, 32.6 cm
Private collection, Europe, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12521-231989. 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.
Amid the many architectural, sculptural, and textual riches of Assyria and Mesopotamia, the broken pieces of basalt bearing fragmentary cuneiform inscriptions have received little attention, but are of fundamental importance. Despite being quite fragmentary, these broken pieces of basalt are the remains of an important witness to the Assyrian imperial presence in the Near East. -
Luristan Bronze Splayed Spear Blade
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Double-edged blade widening at the tip and forming two points at the tip, short rectangular-section tang. 112 grams, 35 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.
This blade was probably for a short sword or dagger, which was transformed into a working tool.
