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LOT 1295
Western Asiatic Stamp Seal with Winged God
CIRCA 800 B.C.
5/8 in. (6.8 grams, 16 mm).
Conical body with ribbed collar and loop, raised plaque to the underside with incuse image of winged figure; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 1295
Western Asiatic Stamp Seal with Winged God
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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700-600 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
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Private collection, Israel. with Holy Land House of Antiquities, Jerusalem, 1990s. Private European collection, acquired from the above in 2001. 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. -
Kashan Glazed Handled Jug
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Spherical body on short ring foot, thin tubular neck, flared spout with D-section handle, blue and white glazed vertical stripes with iridescence; an old label to the underside; repaired. 445 grams, 15.8 cm
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. -
Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Gods and Attendant
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From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, 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.