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LOT 1136
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
15 in. (44 grams, 38 cm).
Restrung group of tubular, melon, drum-shaped and other beads in stone and ceramic. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 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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Western Asiatic Unopened Lead Scroll with Case Fragments
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Tightly coiled sheet-lead panel with neat inscription in an alphabetic script or abjad. 41 grams total, scroll: 70 mm long
Ex S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s. 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.
The item was possibly meant to be what the Romans called a defixio or 'curse tablet', on which the magical malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up) so that the victim could not find it or change it. -
Urartian Jasper Bovine Seal Amulet
8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Carved as a reclining bull with erect head, underside engraved with a winged quadruped. 2.67 grams, 21 mm
From the collection of Dr U.O., Zurich, acquired in the 1950s. with Rhea Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland. 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 Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Figures
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Cotton-reel type seal with incuse frieze including standing figure with whip, water-bearer, opposed bulls and other motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 33.1 grams, 35 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.
