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LOT 0290
Western Asiatic Green Jasper Scaraboid with Combat Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (5.38 grams, 20.66 mm).
With finely executed intaglio scene depicting a standing figure wielding an axe and holding a rearing lion beneath a solar disc; supplied with a museum quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12714-234416.
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 0290
Western Asiatic Green Jasper Scaraboid with Combat Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
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Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal Collection
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Including various geometric and zoomorphic motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 16.04 grams total, 16-30 mm
Private Swiss 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 Bronze Mount
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Square in plan with tiered profile, central rosette in a wreath with radiating leaves; two loops to reverse. 4.27 grams, 23 mm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 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. -
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Garnet
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
D-section hoop and domed boss with inset cabochon. 5.31 grams, 29.53 mm overall, 15.81 x 19.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired in the 1980s. 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.
