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LOT 1314
Islamic Style Turquoise Gemstone with Calligraphic Inscription
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.41 grams, 17 mm).
Roughly oval in shape with an inscription at the centre with stars on the field, surrounded by a cross motif border. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 1314
Islamic Style Turquoise Gemstone with Calligraphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Seljuk Silver Ring with Gilt Cross
11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Comprising a D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, a gilt shield with scrolls on each shoulder, and a low-relief cross expanding across the bezel with scrollwork background. 7.68 grams, 24.33 mm overall, 17.70 x 18.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired on the European art market. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Rectangular fragment of a tablet with impressed text. 25.8 grams, 37 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well-preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Head
Circa 1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Tongue-shaped panel with integrally-moulded facing female bust, hair in radiating braids, transverse headband, lateral plaits, exaggerated lentoid eyes; plain to reverse. 17.7 grams, 42 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A82.
