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LOT 1452
Framed Ottoman Painted Miniature Leaf
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 7/8 x 14 in. (1.06 kg, 45.5 x 35.5 cm).
Paper leaf with hand-painted scene depicting a torture scene: two outer bearded figures wearing turbans and ankle-length robes holding the handles of a frame with spikes; third similar figure kneeling in the middle grasping fourth figure, suspended naked and attached by ropes round his chest and thighs to the frame; blocks of explanatory text in red and black within the scene and outside; edges of leaf chipped; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With a bag-shaped tubular body and narrow rounded base; everted rim with chamfered profile. 775 grams, 14.2 cm
Private collection, UK. -
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for the Loan of Money During the Reign of Sin-iqišam King of Larsa
1840-1836 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text to the broad faces and an edge, reading: 'Idnin-Sîn and Sutitum have obtained from the god Šamaš (a loan of) 5/6 mine 5 shekels of silver, the silver (has) an interest of 4 shekels 1/3. He° will have to repay the money at the time of sowing. Before (the god) Ea, Before (the goddess) Sugallitum Before (the god) Nanna Before Dani Seal of one (of the) witnesses... In the month of Tebitum The year of Sin-iqišam the king.' 85 grams, 59 mm
Ex private collection. with Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 21 October 1999, no.260 (Part). Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12244-219769. -
Indo-Parthian Silver Bowl
Circa late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Squat in profile with gently domed base, curved sidewall with carination below the rim. 233 grams, 18.1 cm
Acquired from a private UK collection prior to 1979. Ex Julian Sherrier collection, a leading figure in Gandharan art. with Christie's, New York, sale 2337, 14th September 2010, no.51 (part).
