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LOT 1199
Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
15 3/4 in. (23 grams, 40 cm).
Composed of a mixture of beads in various shapes, an annular shell bead suspended at the centre; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the London, UK, 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.
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LOT 1199
Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Piriform in profile with broad shoulder. 452 grams, 89 mm
From a London, UK, collection, 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. -
Kashan Glazed Handled Jug
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Spherical body on short ring foot, thin tubular neck, flared spout with D-section handle, blue and white glazed vertical stripes with iridescence; an old label to the underside; repaired. 445 grams, 15.8 cm
From the private family collection of Ersula Barter-Hemmerich, the longest serving member of staff working at the United Nations, her private collection formed in the 1950s and 1960s; thence by descent to her grandson. 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. -
Old Babylonian Hematite Cylinder Seal for Ahi-shagish, son of Sinia, Servant of Amurru
Circa 2000-1530 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With three columns of cuneiform text: 'Ahi-shagish, son of Sinia, Servant of Amurru', standing figure of a god holding sceptre facing a worshipper accompanied by a goddess wearing long robe and horned crown; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 14.4 grams, 26 mm
From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, 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.
