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LOT 1367
Western Asiatic Terracotta Footed Chalice
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (643 grams, 14 cm).
With flared foot, broad bowl with carinated profile, everted rim; painted band to the equator. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990-2000.
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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Western Asiatic Silver Inscribed Ring
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a round-section shank with raised oval bezel bearing an inscription. 3.07 grams, 20.74 mm overall, 15.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s–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. -
Syrian Hematite Cylinder Seal with Scorpions
1800-1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
With scorpions and restrung pair of red stone beads, old handwritten label '1628'; accompanied by an 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 Hematite, 18x9.5 mm. This seal shows three rows of three scorpions, the middle row facing the opposite direction from the other two. This is a Syrian seal c. 1800-1500 B.C., of an unusual type. It is in fine state of preservation, and the insects are well engraved. The scorpion was a divine symbol ln the Ancient Near East, but in Syria it is not known of which deity it was the symbol. The design is in fact very old, being found in Jemdet Nasr seals c. 3000 B.C., and in Syria artists copied older motifs on many occasions.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 5.4 grams, 18 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in 1992. 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. -
Sasanian Cut Glass Bowl
5th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,556
Translucent and U-shaped in cross-section, graduated decorative wheel-cut facets on a lattice arrangement. 192 grams, 97 mm
London art market, 1989. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12896-241337. 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.
