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LOT 1654
Fatimid Rock Crystal Boar on Base
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
2 3/4 in. (201 grams, 69 mm high including stand).
Depicting the animal standing on all fours, with a prominent muzzle and semi-open jaws, the body marked by fine lines representing the bristles, accompanied by a carved display base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a deceased collector.
Ex Adam Partridge, UK.
See Morero, E., Johns, J., Procopiou, H., Vargiolu, R., Zahouani, H., 'The manufacturing techniques of Fatimid rock crystal ewers (10-12th centuries AD)', in Hilgner, A., Greiff, S. and Quast, D. (eds.), Gemstones in the first Millennium AD. Mines, Trade, Workshops and Symbolism, proceedings of the International Conference, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz, 20-22 October 2015, Mainz, 2017, pp.119-135.
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LOT 1654
Fatimid Rock Crystal Boar on Base
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Kassite Agate Eye Bead with Cuneiform Inscription for King Kurigalzu II in Gold Mount
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Opening Bid: £33,333
Polished cabochon in a gold frame with radiating bosses, integral loop; reverse with four incised columns of cuneiform text naming Kurigalzu II. 18.30 grams, 42 mm
Private collection, Mrs M.V., circa 1980s. Kept in Switzerland since the late 1980s. Accompanied by an old developed photograph, 22 August 1998. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13202-249238.
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