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LOT 1378
Western Asiatic Mother of Pearl Miniature Dagger
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (11 grams, 74 mm).
Carved in nacre with broad tongue-shape blade, hilt with spurs to the lower guard and broad trapezoidal pommel.
ProvenanceAcquired 1979-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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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Achaemenid Bronze Phiale with Boss
7th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Broad lotiform bowl with everted and turned rim, domed mesomphalos. 298 grams, 16.5 cm
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. -
Akkadian Black Stone Cylinder Seal of the Sun God Shamash and Worshipping Parade
Circa 2334-2279 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Finely engraved with a religious scene, sun god Shamash seated on a throne with his feet resting on a padded stand, holding a scimitar in his raised left hand and wearing a horned headdress; four bearded deities and a smaller, clean-shaven young male worshipper before him, each of the deities wearing a horned headdress and a pleated garment; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 49.1 grams, 40 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. Accompanied by a copy of a report from Assyriologist Hui Li. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12539-231427. 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 seal's excellent glyptic techniques, naturalistic depictions of the facial features, and the presented religious scene suggest that this seal might have belonged to a high official. -
Western Asiatic Red Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
A designer necklace composed of small oblate beads with larger feature beads, restrung to a Y-shape with irregular feature beads. 6.7 grams, 39 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. 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.
