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LOT 1290
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (1.93 grams, 18 mm).
With incuse design of concentric lozenges and median line. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s-2000s.
From an important London, UK, collection.
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Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Bifacial, triangular in plan with one rounded edge; impressed grid and cuneiform texts to both broad faces and one edge; likely one corner of a pillow-shaped tablet. 35 grams, 48 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With trumpet-shaped base, thick stem, carinated bowl an everted rim; ribbed band to the equator. 1.06 kg, 16.8 cm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 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. -
Urartu Decorated Bronze Chalice
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
With pedestal foot and rib above, bowl with repoussé collar to the equator, guilloche below; mouth with hatched vandykes at the shoulder. 255 grams, 14.6 cm wide
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s.
