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LOT 1388
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar Handle with Mamshat Royal Stamp
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (251 grams, 12 cm).
A large handle from a Tufnell type 484 jar, oval seal impression above the handle depicting a schematic winged sun disc, inscription 'Imlk / mmšt' for 'belonging (or) for the king (city of) Mamshat'.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
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 1388
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar Handle with Mamshat Royal Stamp
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Mesopotamian Bronze Cylinder Seal with Double-Faced Demon Head
900-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Cylinder with attached cord and bead handle; 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-Stamp Seal of Bronze, 330x08.5 mm. The seal is surmounted by a suspension loop, beneath which is a double-faced demon head with large, animal-like ears and beards. The neck is decorated with horizontal lines at the fronts and vertical lines at the sides. This rests immediately on the seal proper. The design of the cylinder seal is put between double lines above and beneath. It shows a standing worshipper with raised hands before an incense burner, a group of seven dots, a lunar cresent [sic], a lozenge-shape and a slender tree. The base, the stamp seal, shows a winged solar disc. Such seals, which are quite rare, come from the mountainous area to the north of Mesopotamia, and date from c. 900-700 B.C. In this case the worshipper and the winged disc are borrowed from Assyrian art, but the combination of items before the worshipper is not Assyrian. The demon-head cannot be identified with certainty, though it may be a variety of the Mesopotamian Pazuzu.'; accompanied by museum-quality impressions. 7.82 grams total, 8.1-32.64 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in September 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. -
Luristan Bronze Floral-Headed Cloak Pin
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Narrow spiked stem developing to a flat-section shank with two flanking dished lobes, and one larger at the end, each with pointillé detailing to the rim. 24 grams, 15 cm
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. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Coarse ware jar with biconvex profile, flared rim. 1.62 kg, 20.5 cm
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.
