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LOT 1263
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 3/8 in. (4.99 grams total, 2-9 mm).
Including oblate, barrel-shaped and other types. [20]
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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LOT 1263
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Basalt Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,200
Architectural fragment with rectangular band to one edge, carved decorative detailing with inscription. 7.85 kg, 32.6 cm
Private collection, Europe, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12521-231989.
Amid the many architectural, sculptural, and textual riches of Assyria and Mesopotamia, the broken pieces of basalt bearing fragmentary cuneiform inscriptions have received little attention, but are of fundamental importance. Despite being quite fragmentary, these broken pieces of basalt are the remains of an important witness to the Assyrian imperial presence in the Near East. -
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With rounded rim undercut to the underside; carinated shoulder; body tapering to the broad base. 800 grams, 13.3 cm wide
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With incuse design of concentric lozenges and median line. 1.93 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in the 1980s-2000s. From an important London, UK, collection.
