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LOT 1253
Western Asiatic Textile Shirt
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
65 in. (436 grams, 165 cm).
An unfinished shirt in floral fabric with lighter coloured lining. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020.
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 Hebrew Stamp Seal Matrix
Early 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Conical body with large ribbed loop above, four incised characters to the underside. 3.65 grams, 14 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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. -
Amorite Terracotta Idol of a Standing Woman
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Modelled in the round female figure standing with stub arms, applied breasts and pectoral cross-straps with central disc; applied collar of discs and mask with segmented detailing to eyes and reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 153 grams, 13.8 cm
Acquired in 1993. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss register certificate, no.S00027857. 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. -
Proto-Sumerian Pink Limestone Cylinder Seal
4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With incised geometric radiating lines forming lozenges; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.5 grams, 41 mm
Private collection, assembled between 1980-1985. 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.
