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LOT 1415
Western Asiatic Hebrew Stamp Seal Matrix
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
1/2 in. (3.65 grams, 14 mm).
Conical body with large ribbed loop above, four incised characters to the underside.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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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Assyrian Bronze Amulet in the Shape of Humbaba
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Modelled in the round with hands clasped across the midriff and legs astride, arms forming loops. 2.2 grams, 22 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. -
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a tall piriform body with small feet radiating from the base, narrow u-section spout representative of a bird's head. 626 grams, 19.5 cm high
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s onwards. 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.
