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LOT 1361
Western Asiatic Marble Head of a Lion
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (1.91 grams, 17 cm).
Plano-convex in section with deep brow beneath a panel representing the mane, recessed eyes.
ProvenanceEx K. Thomas collection, acquired from the 1980s.
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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Elamite Silver Pendant with Gold Glass Inlays
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Comprising: two of triangular type with inlaid glass panels; one formed as a pair of opposed crescent cells, each with a glass inlay. 19.8 grams total, 31-49 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired 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. -
Amlash Terracotta Bull Rhyton
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
A hollow-formed ceramic vessel formed as a standing zebu with large hump, ridged tail, pectoral ridge and horns; the head forming the U-channel spout. 601 grams, 25 cm
European private collection, 1983. Ex Anavian Gallery, New York. Private collection, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00019651. Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report, dated 22 November 1990. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12702-235146. 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. -
Large Elamite Silver Pendant Necklace
3rd-mid 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Restrung necklace of tubular sheet-silver and carnelian beads with oblate spacers, four small and one large pendant, each formed as a pair of crescent horns. 38.94 grams, 46 cm
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.
