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LOT 1252
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (408 grams, 88 mm).
Piriform in profile with flared tubular socket.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 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.
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LOT 1252
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With broad base and flared sidewall, curved inner face to the rim. 844 grams, 14.3 cm wide
From a collection formed before 1990. Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 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. -
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With conical bowl and small convex foot. 144 grams, 10 cm wide
From a collection formed before 1990. Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 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. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Javelin Head
3rd-2nd millennium B.CSold for (Inc. bp): £117
With foliate blade, rhomboidal in section, raised mid-rib, medium length stem widening at its base and forming a small discoid stop, rectangular-section tang with bent terminal. 224 grams, 46.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. 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.
The specimen belongs to the category of tripartite spears with long pointed biconvex blade and single bevelled tang. They seem to be a Mesopotamian and Susian (Elamite) variant, and this type also includes decorated blades, like the spear from Tello with the inscription 'King of Kish'.
