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LOT 1338
Western Asiatic Pendant with Inscribed Mohammed
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (4.75 grams, 36 mm).
Discoid with raised calligraphic inscription, applied copper bosses on the outer edge, loop above and hinge-loops below. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London.
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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Opening Bid: £540
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Acquired before 1978. 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. -
Akkadian Black Stone Cylinder Seal of the Sun God Shamash
Circa 2334-2279 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
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; supplied with 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 Glass Eye Bead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Layered glass cabochon imitating banded agate 'eye' design. 1.6 grams, 14 mm
Ex collection of the late S.M., London, 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.
