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LOT 1382
Western Asiatic Terracotta Seated Male Figure Holding an Axe
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 3/8 in. (155 grams total, 11 cm high including stand).
Free-standing and with stylised applied face, hair and beard detailing, his hands held together in his lap. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected from 1979-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; 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.
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LOT 1382
Western Asiatic Terracotta Seated Male Figure Holding an Axe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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West Central Asian Bronze Human Figural Stamp Seal
Circa 2200-1800 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Compartmented stamp seal with a stalk 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: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 40 x 33.5 x 22 mm. This has flat face and flat back, on which a tall stalk handle is mounted. it has an unusual shape, and the design is both compartmented and open-work in part. it may be a stylized depiction of a standing human figure akimbo, but if not the matter is open. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2200-1800 B.C. The metal is in good condition, but the edges of the piece are dented in places. It is a rare design.' 23 grams, 40 mm
From the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999. 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. -
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Broad and squat in profile with carination to the equator, everted rim. 208 grams, 82 mm
From a collection formed before 1990. Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 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. -
Gigantic Western Asiatic Pottery Jar
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,984
Barrel-shaped in profile with low rim to the mouth; painted dentilled band to the shoulder with eight panels below alternating plain and hatched; similar pattern to the sidewall, the plain panels with swallowtail motif. 11.9 kg, 53 cm high
with Mahboubian Gallery, London, 1974. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12811-241409. 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.
