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LOT 1411
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Spouted Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 7/8 in. (1.9 kg, 25 cm).
Comprising a squat globular body, broad shoulder and short neck with collar, flared rim to the mouth; strap handle and short spout with supporting strap; painted rectangular panels with hatched borders to the shoulder and handle, band of saltires to the equator.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North London, UK, gentleman, pre 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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LOT 1411
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Spouted Vessel
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Achaemenid Bronze Flower Finial Collection
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Including two small buds with ferrous spikes and two larger blooms with square-section mounting pins. 687 grams total, 62-175 mm
Acquired on the European art market, 1990s. English private 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. -
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
With frieze depicting a line of three standing warriors each wearing a close-fitting headdress and ankle-length robe and carrying a weapon, the first grappling with a rearing lion; fourth warrior advancing behind the lion wit sword at his hip; objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.5 grams, 18 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. 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. -
Bactrian Stone Bowl with Two Lions and Female Figure
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Drum-shaped steatite vessel with reserved frieze to the outer face: two lions advancing, each preceded by a rectangle with incised grid; seated female with long hair and fur-textured garment, offering a fruit to the first lion; palm tree to her rear; shallow socket to each of the eyes and the female's chest to accept an inlay panel. 695 grams, 11.7 cm
Acquired from a gallery in France, held in the UK since 1982, thence by descent. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12557-230774. 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.
