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LOT 1365
Western Asiatic Gold Looped Bead and Mount Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/8 in. (5.58 grams total, 3-7 mm).
Mainly comprising domed sheet-gold beads or mounts, each with a loop to the reverse. [62]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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 Jar Handle with Mamshat Royal Stamp
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
A large handle from a Tufnell type 484 jar, oval seal impression above the handle depicting a schematic winged sun disc, inscription 'Imlk / mmšt' for 'belonging (or) for the king (city of) Mamshat'. 251 grams, 12 cm
Acquired 1970-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. 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 Storage Jar with Procession of Ibexes
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Globular with flared rim, horizontal painted bands to the shoulder and equator, wavy line beneath and frieze of ibexes above. 768 grams, 15.7 cm high
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. 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.
The images of the ibex attested as the most ancient figures date back to the discovery of the beakers of Susa ca. 4000 B.C. There are several such beakers in the museums, all coming from the excavations of the prehistoric levels of Susa (later on becoming the Elamite Shushan, modern Shush, Iran). The ibex is portrayed in a non-naturalistic way, with the use of simple shapes, such as triangles. The horns of the goat arch back over itself, forming a circle over its body. The beakers of Susa have the following elements in common: the large ibex image, with exaggerated horns, and figures of wavy lines symbolising water and rain. -
Western Asiatic Mother of Pearl Miniature Dagger
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Carved in nacre with broad tongue-shape blade, hilt with spurs to the lower guard and broad trapezoidal pommel. 11 grams, 74 mm
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. 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.
