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LOT 0237
Anatolian Incised Terracotta Rhyton
19TH-18TH CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (578 grams, 20.5 cm).
Ovoid in plan with ram-head finial and spout. filling-hole to the centre back and stub tail forming a handle; hatched panels to the sidewall with reserved running zigzag, radiating bands of impressed point ornament, head with forward-facing curled horns.
Provenancewith Artemis gallery, Münich.
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1992.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12260-222201.
Cf. similar but less accomplished example in the British Museum under accession no.1887,0502.85.
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LOT 0237
Anatolian Incised Terracotta Rhyton
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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Islamic Leather Bound Chinese Qur'an, Juz' 25, Part 25
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19th century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
A panel of twelve glazed pictorial tiles in vibrant colours depicting a battle scene from the epic poem 'Shahnameh', written during the reign of Sultan Mahmoud Ghaznavi (979-1030 A.D). and presented to him by the poet Ferdowsi, with two warriors on horseback fighting with swords, four trumpeters above and wounded figures and discarded arms below; with three small cartouches of nastaʿlīq script inscription at top; the tiles set with ornamental studs at intersections; all mounted within a substantial part-gilt wooden frame for hanging or display. 24.5 kg, 87 x 68.5 cm
Ex Habib Anavian Galleries Ltd, New York, USA. with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK. Accompanied by the original 1979 catalogue where this piece is published. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12129-217321. -
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Aramaic Iron Scroll Holder
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Tubular in form with domed ends, remnants of scroll still in situ. 63 grams, 93 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
