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LOT 1413
Western Asiatic Stone Vessel
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (615 grams, 12.2 cm wide).
With a broad squat body and gusset to the neck, broad flat rim to the mouth.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s.
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Assyrian Gypsum Relief with Head of a Bearded Man
704-681 B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Rectangular frieze fragment with low-relief carving of a profile bust with short straight hair confined by a brow-band, segmented curls forming the beard, furrowed brow, one arm extended; handwritten label to rear 'from the Koyunjik palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh and incised legend 'KOUYUNJIK' and 'A'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 530 grams total, 11.6 cm including stand
Allegedly found in the Koyunjik Palace of Sennacherib. Ex property of a gentleman, UK, acquired in the 1970s. Ex private collection, Oxfordshire, UK, 1988. Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 7 December 1994, no.235. Art market, New York. Ex private collection, Tokyo, Japan. Private European collection, 2009. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12880-241660.
