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LOT 2325
Ethiopian Leather Bound Vellum Manuscript
19TH CENTURY A.D.
4 x 2 7/8 in. (134 grams, 10.1 x 7.3 cm).
Hand-bound vellum gathering with cotton cords; approximately 60 leaves, each with thirteen lines of Ge'ez script to both faces in black ink with red punctuation and emphasis; inked knotwork panel, guilloche and other decorations; thin red leather cover on hide boards with punched cruciform pattern to outer faces, lattice to inner faces; spine separated from gathering, some wormholes.
ProvenanceFrom an English private collection, 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Enamelled Bronze Dagger Pommel
Circa 18th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising a rectangular-section body pierced longitudinally with knop finial; lateral bowed arms with scrolled ends rising to the level of the knop and similar flared below; panels of arabesque tendril ornament to both flat faces and to the lateral arms; damaged. 42.9 grams, 38 mm
From an English private collection, 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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