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LOT 0277
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Pair with Filigree
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.12 grams total, 25 mm each).
Each a hollow sphere composed of shallow bosses with granule to the apex, applied filigree circles, hinged loop above. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London.
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 0277
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Pair with Filigree
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Aramaic Magic Bowl Group
4th-8th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising: large domed vessel with rounded rim and four painted segments each with repeated symbols; plus a smaller non ancient conical vessel with inturned rim, painted legend in three concentric rings and symbol to centre. 388 grams total, 9.1-16.5 cm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. 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.
These simple ceramic bowls, also known as magic bowls, each contain an Aramaic inscription, written in ink, which spirals from the centre. The bowls seem to have played an important part in domestic life. For example, during excavation in Nippur in 1889, one or more incantation bowls were found in each house together with domestic artefacts, most often in doorways or under floorboards in the corner of rooms. The bowls are predominantly apotropaic, and the inscriptions tend to protect their owners from misfortunes such as those faced in child-birth, illness and evil spirits. -
Large Amlash Terracotta Vessel
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Of zoomorphic form, with a globular body, u-section spout and loop handle to the rear. 846 grams, 30 cm wide
Acquired before 1978. Private collection, UK. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N125e39 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12703-235149. 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 Gold Appliqué with Gryphon Heads
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
D-shaped with openwork and repoussé design of opposed gryphons; mounted on a custom-made stand. 25.61 grams total, head: 30 mm
Acquired 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.
