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LOT 1076
Western Asiatic Terracotta Mount with Beast
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3 in. (183 grams, 76 mm wide).
A thick tongue-shaped plaque with a raised figure of a large mythical beast attacking a standing figure within a thick border; pierced twice through the upper edge. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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 1076
Western Asiatic Terracotta Mount with Beast
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Old Babylonian Administrative Terracotta Tablet Noting a Fall from the City Wall of Isin
19th-16th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Pillow-shaped with band of impressed cuneiform text to upper edge and partial band to the middle. 124 grams, 72 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. 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. -
Anatolian Dark Green Cylinder Seal with God
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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 of dark-green stone, 39 x 25 mm., some incrustation which could be removed; condition good. Figure ( god? ) under notched arch, seated figure to right, leaning forward and holding spear; two distinct horned animals with standing figure between them, bird. From North Syria or Anatolia, c. 2000 B.C.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 48.5 grams, 39 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in November 1988. 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. -
Cypriot Type Gold Flower Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Composed of four radiating petals, applied granules below; tubular suspension loop with granulated collar to each end; not found in Cyprus. 0.7 grams, 24 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. 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.
