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LOT 1341
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Gemstone
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.08 grams, 14 mm).
Plano-convex cabochon with engraved Kufic legend to the domed face; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1994.
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.
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Hittite Ceramic Idol Head
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Head with applied headdress, eyes and earrings, pointillé nostrils and collar. 11 grams, 30 mm
Fine condition.
Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; 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. -
Western Asiatic Green Glazed Bowl with Incised Decoration
9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Funnel-shaped with stepped foot, green glazed inner face with decorative scrolls; old label to the underside, repaired. 455 grams, 19 cm wide
From the private family collection of Ersula Barter-Hemmerich, the longest serving member of staff working at the United Nations, her private collection formed in the 1950s and 1960s; thence by descent to her grandson. 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With ribbed columnar shank and pierced lug above, underside with regardant beast; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.6 grams, 25 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.
