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LOT 1309
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/8 in. (5.78 grams total, 2-9 mm).
A mixed group of small beads, pendants, and mounts. [42]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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 Stamp Seal with Winged God
Circa 800 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Conical body with ribbed collar and loop, raised plaque to the underside with incuse image of winged figure; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.8 grams, 16 mm
From 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. -
Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Amuletic Animal Seal
Uruk Period, circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Plano-convex in section with incuse pair of animals to the underside. 7.6 grams, 28.6 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a description by Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz. 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. -
Khorasan 'Muhammad Bin Husayn' Bronze Cauldron
11th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £315
With deep hemispherical bowl and three stub feet, two lateral trapezoidal flanges to the rim each with an arched handle; similar flange to forward edge with reserved panel of scrolled foliage; to the rear, flange with shallow median socket decorated with scrolled tendrils, two lateral discs each with a star of intersecting triangles; signed by Muhammad Bin Husayn 5.75 kg, 43.5 cm
with Christie's, South Kensington, Art & Textiles of The Islamic & Indian Worlds, 8 April 2011, no.150. Private collection, UK. 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.