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LOT 1097
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Zoomorphic Appliqué
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000 B.C.
6 3/4 in. (447 grams, 17.1 cm high).
Piriform in profile with discoid foot, deep shoulder, tall neck with rolled and everted rim; applied aviform figure to the shoulders with splayed wings encircling the base of the neck; possibly Cypriot workmanship. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Constable collection, UK, 1990s.
Accompanied by an old photograph with description verso.
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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Canaanite Bronze Warrior God with Arm Raised
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Standing on a columnar base wearing a waist-belt and crossed baldrics. 97 grams, 12.1 cm
Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s. From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. 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. -
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Triskele
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Trilobate in design with strap handle to the reverse, accompanied by typed and signed note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 52 x 51 x 48 x 17mm. This bears the shape of the design, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted a handle of inverted V-shape. The design, which is compartmented, consists of three similar parts meeting in the middle. Each part consists of a supporting arm which divides into two joined rough scallops at its end. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. The edges are dented and the piece somewhat bent, but generally it is in good condition. The arms may depict something, but they are difficult to interpret. It is a rare design.' 33 grams, 52 mm
Ex collection of a late London gentleman, 1990s. Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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. -
Neo-Assyrian Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
Circa 800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Design comprising two rearing gryphons within herringbone borders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 13.8 grams, 39 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. 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.