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LOT 1196
Luristan Bronze Seal with Long Handle
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (22 grams, 75 mm).
Columnar in form with hatched shank, scooped ribs to the shoulder and foot, pierced knop above, trumpet-shaped base with array of pellets to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Animal Collection
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Group of four carved stone animals comprising: two limestone reclining lions; a green glass lion with head turned, loop to the reverse, socket for attachment of a separate face panel; boar crouching with legs folded beneath the body. 23 grams total, 21-30 mm
Acquired in Europe in 2002. European private collection. -
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Pocket Qur'an Manuscript Page Group
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Miniature paper Qur'an, each page with dense Nasta'liq text in black ink with a red double-border and green outer border; decorative title page with floral ornament and liquid gold; several pages of handwritten notes at the end; probably from North Africa. 55 grams, 86 x 86 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Tubular in form with tapering profile and collar above the socket. 455 grams, 82 mm
Ex London, UK, gentleman's collection, 1990s.
