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LOT 1326
Indus Valley Terracotta Monkey Figurine Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 - 4 in. (428 grams total, 8.2-10.3 cm).
Each a simian with exaggerated eyes, mounted on a stand. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Woman
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Carved in the half-round, the eyes with drilled pupils to accept inserts; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.49 kg total, 22.5 cm high including stand
From the collection of Dr Mohammed Saïd Farsi (1936-2019), acquired between 1960-1990 at Christie's, Sotheby's and Mayfair galleries.
The eyes of these beautiful statues were inlaid with blue glass or lapis lazuli. These portraits could have been inserted in a funerary stele, but most probably this portrait comes from a statue similar to the 'Myriam of Tamna', as can be understood from the flat back, to which braided hair in plaster was probably attached. -
Anatolian Bronze Bull Statue
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled standing on a rectangular base, stylised horn, face and coat detailing; tapering lug to underside. 76 grams, 54 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1998. -
Islamic Leather Bound Manuscript, Allibab al Maenari by the Philosopher Hussain bin Ali Al-Kashif Al-Baihaqi
18th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Rebound as a hardback with full leather binding, central arabesque foliage panel to covers; 16 laid-paper page; title page with rectangular-red-ink frame and title blocks and panels of naskh text below a triangular panel of scrolled foliage ornament; text pages with red-framed rectangular blocks of black-ink text with red headers, occasional marginal notation, disc stamps to first and last pages. 171 grams, 14 x 23 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
The text is the Book of Allibab al Maenari on Philosophy by the Philosopher Hussain bin Ali Al-Kashif Al-Baihaqi; once the property of Judge Ahmed Nazif in Belgrade in the 18th century A.D.
