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LOT 0287
Islamic Illuminated Pilgrimage Certificate with Drawing of Kaaba for Hafsa Bin Omar al Kahtan
1250 A.H. (1834 A.D.)
22 in. (50 grams, 56 cm wide).
Rectangular layout with two large panels, liquid gold blocks with nastaliq text, left: mosque in elevation with the body formed from Kufic text, right: city in plan with architectural features and black Kaaba; geometric frames and text, scenes from Mecca; verso with cursive presentation text.
ProvenanceFrom an important family collection started in the late 1950s.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0287
Islamic Illuminated Pilgrimage Certificate with Drawing of Kaaba for Hafsa Bin Omar al Kahtan
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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Neo-Assyrian Bronze Cylinder Seal with Pazuzu
Circa 1012-612 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Cylindrical in form with narrow neck and head of Pazuzu above; frieze of two figures and a pillar with crescent above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.05 grams, 27 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Phoenician Terracotta Goddess Astarte Figure
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Hollow-formed and wearing a peaked headdress, left hand clasping her breast, emphasised facial detailing. 135 grams, 16 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
1500-900 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Standing female deity (Astarte?), wearing a long robe and a broad textured necklace; arms bent and hands placed on the abdomen; beaked facial features with applied eyes and two curved spurs to the rear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 367 grams total, 19.6 cm including stand
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.