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LOT 1480
Western Asiatic Terracotta Elephant Tripod Vessel
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 1/4 in. (2.9 kg, 33.5 cm).
With gently rounded and tapering sidewall to the shallow bowl, three integral tapering legs formed as stylised elephant-heads each with a long trunk and simple facial detailing; the flared ends of the trunks forming and splayed feet; Indus Valley period.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N123k2 from Oxford Authentication.
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 1480
Western Asiatic Terracotta Elephant Tripod Vessel
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Thimble
13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Squat bulb with thickened base, zones of impressed pintillé detailing to the sides, seven piercings at the apex; ‘Turko-Slavic’ type. 53 grams, 30 mm
with Hirsch Auction, 22 September 2004, no.1350. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00043603. 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. -
Mitanni Faience Cylinder Seal with Kneeling God and Animals
1500-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Faience, Cream, 29 x 14 mm. The area of the design is divided into a smaller upper and a larger lower register. In the upper register are three horned animals, two with their heads down browsing, the third recumbent with its head up. In the lower register there is a kneeling god holding up a dead horned animal by its hind leg; two standing figures (priests) with a stylized tree between them; and two facing sphynxes above a fallen horned animal. This seas belongs to the Mittani common style, c. 1500-1200 B.C., and is one of the better specimens of its type. It probably comes from Syria, though Mitanni seals are found also in Palestine, Anatolia and Northern Mesopotamia. This double register type seems to be restricted to Syria. The tree is a symbol of the storm god, Teshub, but it is not known which god is represented by the horned animal.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 6.44 grams total, 8.1-28.8 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in August 1990. 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. -
Jemdet Nasr Type Pink Stone Animal Seal
Late 4th-early 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Plano-convex in section with ribbed obverse, hooked beak, drilled suspension holes; drilled pattern to reverse. 17.8 grams, 41 mm
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. 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.
