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LOT 0993
Illuminated Quran Page
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (4 grams, 34.2 x 21.5 cm).
Loose paper leaf with handwritten text in Naskh script; polychrome rosettes and other detailing to the text, quatrefoil in the margin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx M. Cummings collection, UK, 1980s-1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Illuminated Quran Page
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Manuscript leaf with nastaliq script text to both faces; rectangular panel with liquid gold frame and decorative roundels. 1.55 grams, 19.2 x 12.6 cm
Ex M.Cummings collection, UK, 1980s-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ram Kohl Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Modelled as a stylised ram with stocky body and short legs, exaggerated head with curving horns and large ears, tubular mouth with remains of the applicator closing the opening. 425 grams, 11.4 cm
Private collection Dr Rudolf and Leonora Blum, Zumikon, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Bulbous Terracotta Jar
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising a globular body with circumferential painted bands at the equator, trumpet-shaped neck and mouth. 522 grams, 16.2 cm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
