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LOT 1080
Bactrian Style Bowl Fragment
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (132 grams, 13.5 cm).
Comprising a portion of the rim, silver-coloured metal short sidewall and base; rim with vine tendrils, leaves and bunches of grapes modelled in high-relief and extending into the bowl; base with a ring of right-facing male profile busts each within a pelletted hoop, and border of larger pellets below; underside abraded. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Handle
Circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With suspension loop, rectangular-section shank, recurved lower body with ribbed cross-section, acorn finial. 61 grams, 10.9 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Miniature Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Seated Gods
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Frieze of incuse seated figures in profile. 0.23 grams, 7 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s. -
Islamic Manuscript, Al Jameh til Tebb for Sheikh Ezz al Din ibn Jama by Dr Mohamad bin Al Masuli
877 A.H. (1472 A.D.)Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Rebound as a hardback with leather spine, fore-edge flap with envelope flap, marbled boards; title page with red-ink naskh script text in a triangular block and numerous annotations and two (accession) stamps; text pages typically 21 lines of cramped black-ink naskh script with red titles and underscores; marginal notes in a variety of hands; some water damage to lower edge; last page unbound, with extensive notation in a looser, more expansive hand; title page repaired. 272 grams, 14.7 x 19.7 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12270-220408.
The text is 'Al Jameh til Tebb' composed for Sheikh Ezz al Din ibn Jama by Dr Mohamad bin Al Masuli.
