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LOT 1792
Gold Roman Style Medusa Pendant Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
18 1/8 in. (5.46 grams, 46 cm long).
Composed of flat-section figure-of-eight links and discoid pendant with an image of Medusa in relief.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Mixed Ring Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal finger rings with inset cabochon intaglios, and one with a lion-mask. 76 grams total, 25-36 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman. -
North African Framed Qur'an Manuscript Leaf
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Written in Maghribi script with polychrome vocals and diacritics, red border framing the text; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 456 grams, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
From Morocco, North Africa. Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Originally produced as part of a now disbound Qur'an produced in North Africa, likely in a provincial town. The origins of the script in which it is written date back to 7th century Kairouan, when the Kufic script developed in the East and the Maghribi script in North Africa, today used predominantly in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. -
Gold Byzantine Style Pendant with Garnet
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Composed of a discoid body and loop with pelletted border, granulation to the face in expanding-arm cross pattern with small interstitial crosses, in a 6th-7th century Byzantine style; central cell with cabochon garnet insert. 4.63 grams, 32 mm
From a collection formed in the 1980s. Ex property of a retired sculptor.
