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Large Bifacial Wooden Qur'an Board
Morocco, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rectangular in plan with flanches to the lower corners and hole to centre-top; Side A with two lines of large calligraphic text above five lines of smaller text and tapering section beneath; Side B with ten lines of text and group of notes below. 716 grams, 39.3 x 28 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Sumerian Shell Bangle
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Creamy-white annular panel, domed in section, cut from a shell plate. 36.7 grams, 89 mm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Decorated High-Tin Bronze Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Hemispherical in section with rolled rim, incised ring to centre and below rim. 220 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Syro-Hittite Bronze Male Idol
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Flat-section casting with pinched nose and impressed-point etes, right arm extended, left hand supporting an axe, prominent phallus. 23 grams, 72 mm
Previously the property of an Islington, London, UK, dealer. From a London, UK, private collector since circa 1990. -
Achaemenid Bronze Cup
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £281
Conical in profile with low disc to the foot. 156 grams, 12.5 cm
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s. -
Bactrian Turquoise Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Restrung designer group of turquoise-coloured seed beads with fan-shaped, lentoid and other beads. 4.57 grams, 56.5 cm
Ex Jack Ogden and Faustus Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK, 1980s-1990s, and latterly a London gentleman's collection. -
Stone Artefact Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Including: composition crouching figure, lapis lazuli cabochon in setting, columnar stamp seal and other items. 31.93 grams total, 11-35 mm
Private collection, England. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Bird Vessel with Glass Eyes
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Hollow-formed aviform vessel with loop handle and inset glass eyes, lateral loops at the neck. 395 grams, 15.2 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Early Bronze Age Silver Idol
Circa 2400-2100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,872
Of unusual double pelta type, symbolising a female human body, embossed dots to the perimeter and two holes to the centre. 17.88 grams, 64 mm
From a private family collection formed since the early 19th century, thence by descent. Property of a New Zealand legal professional. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12318-223718. -
Western Asiatic Handled Pottery Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Shallow bowl with inturned rim and loop handle below the rim. 477 grams, 21 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Framed Double-Sided Ottoman Painted Miniature Leaf with Figure and Horse
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Rectangular laid paper page mounted in a bifacial glazed wooden frame; obverse painted image of a nimbate figure with long hanks of hair advancing with arms raised, four lines of neat nasta'liq text below; reverse an advancing horse with long tail, text in two lines above and below. 720 grams, 32.5 x 22.6 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Large Bactrian Banded Agate Bead Pair
Circa 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Of oval shape, pierced longitudinally. 53 grams total, 40 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England.