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LOT 1487
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (191 grams, 63 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with radiating ribs to the upper face.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Ancient Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Restrung group of graduated tubular, annular, fusiform and other beads in stone, shell, and ceramic beads. 20 grams, 50 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. 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.
Similar beads were found in the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi (for example those of Nimrud’s Queens) probably originally composed as wide collars with multiple strands. -
Western Asiatic Stone Human Mask Stamp Seal
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Plano-convex in profile with low-relief facial features, large lentoid eyes and segmented hair; to the reverse, low-relief winged gryphons. 9.17 grams, 29 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, 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. -
Luristan Bronze Animal
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Modelled in the round with long arched neck. 15.9 grams, 40 mm
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.
