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LOT 1278
Framed Double-Sided Ottoman Painted Miniature Leaf with Figure and Horse
20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (720 grams, 32.5 x 22.6 cm).
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 1278
Framed Double-Sided Ottoman Painted Miniature Leaf with Figure and Horse
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Sasanian Bronze Bowl
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With broad flat base and flared sidewall. 213 grams, 18.2 cm
From the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Polished Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Donut-shaped, oblate in profile and drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft. 556 grams, 80 mm
From the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures
Circa 1800-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
With standing and kneeling figures; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Description of Cylinder Seal of Hematite, 17 x 8.5 mm. Between bands of guilloche above and below, each within rules, is kneeling deity, human below the shoulders, wings for arms, bird's head and long hair falling to the waist at the back; in front a human in a long robe holding crook and a row of four walking humans in short kilts; four small fillers. Syrian, c.1800-1600 B.C. Condition: fine.'; accompanied by a museum quality impression and a pair of red stone beads. 2.93 grams, 17 mm
Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
