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LOT 1914
Late Umayyad Haematite Calligraphic Gemstone
CIRCA 750-800 A.D.
1/2 in. (1.1 grams, 13 mm).
Rectangular in plan with rounded ends, incuse Kufic text in two lines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1914
Late Umayyad Haematite Calligraphic Gemstone
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring Group
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a ring with a hexagonal inscribed bezel and raised leaf-shaped bosses on the shank; a ring with a tall domed bezel with petals; a ring with a keeled hoop and a circular bezel with a central lozenge. 21.3 grams total, 19-26 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
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Ex Abelita family collection, 1980-2000. -
Neo-Assyrian Terracotta Plaque of Demon Humbaba
Circa 800-600 B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £350
Ovoid in plan with moulded high-relief facial detailing, suspension ledge to reverse. 170 grams, 10.9 cm
From the collection of Contessa L.G., assembled in the 1980s. Private collection, acquired in Switzerland in 1999. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00066787.
