Loading, please wait...
LOT 1238
Illuminated Quran Page
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 x 5 in. (1.55 grams, 19.2 x 12.6 cm).
Manuscript leaf with nastaliq script text to both faces; rectangular panel with liquid gold frame and decorative roundels. [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.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Amorite Terracotta Animal
2000-1700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Modelled in the round standing quadruped with pinched detailing, pierced at jaw to accept reins, hollow-formed canopy to the rear body. 93 grams, 72 mm
Ex E. Boustros collection, 1970s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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. -
Old Babylonian Bronze Standing Worshipper
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Hollow-formed with flared robe, arms raised and bent revealing bell-shaped sleeves, small breasts, squat head with lentoid eyes and band of hair to rear. 163 grams, 70 mm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 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 Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With frieze of advancing figures, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.4 grams, 22 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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.
