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LOT 1262
Western Asiatic Stone and Faience Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 1 5/8 in. (55 grams total, 19-41 mm).
Comprising: a faience cylinder seal with a standing figure and two opposing stags; a black stone cylinder seal with a standing figure; a hematite cylinder seal with worshipping scene; a black stone cylinder seal with contest(?) scene; a green stone cylinder seal with an ibex and two bird figures; a large fragment of a grey stone cylinder seal. [6]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Achaemenid Bronze Handled Cup
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a wide shallow body with repoussé foot and separately applied strap handle. 50 grams, 12.6 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. -
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Painted Jug
8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With squat profile, broad shoulder, wide neck and flared rim; strap handle with thumb-pad to the rim; bands of reserved tendrils on a hatched field. 818 grams, 18.5 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Globular in profile with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, circumferential painted bands and roundels. 1.41 kg, 23 cm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 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.
