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LOT 1234
Luristan Bronze Votive Oxen Pair with Driver
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 in. (16.2 grams, 38 mm).
Miniature votive plough-team with two oxen yoked to a plough with ploughman behind. [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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Islamic Manuscript, Al Jameh til Tebb for Sheikh Ezz al Din ibn Jama by Dr Mohamad bin Al Masuli
877 A.H. (1472 A.D.)Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Rebound as a hardback with leather spine, fore-edge flap with envelope flap, marbled boards; title page with red-ink naskh script text in a triangular block and numerous annotations and two (accession) stamps; text pages typically 21 lines of cramped black-ink naskh script with red titles and underscores; marginal notes in a variety of hands; some water damage to lower edge; last page unbound, with extensive notation in a looser, more expansive hand; title page repaired. 272 grams, 14.7 x 19.7 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12270-220408.
The text is 'Al Jameh til Tebb' composed for Sheikh Ezz al Din ibn Jama by Dr Mohamad bin Al Masuli. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Figurine Group
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Modelled in the round with incised detailing. 80 grams total, 44-67 mm
From 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including barrel-shaped, ellipsoid-bezel and other types. 44.7 grams total, 17-29 mm
From the private collection of Mr J.L., Surrey, UK.
