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LOT 1091
Luristan Copper Bead Necklace with Pendant
11TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
24 3/8 in. (143 grams, 62 cm long).
Restrung group of copper barrel-shaped beads, disc pendant with central dome and concentric raised rings.
ProvenanceLondon, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 1091
Luristan Copper Bead Necklace with Pendant
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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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. -
Islamic Manuscript, The Secret of Al-Azhar and the Red Sulfur by the al-Hakim Al-Khemai Dhul-Nun Uthman bin Suwavd Al-Akhmaimi
933 A.H.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Rebound as a hardback with leather binding to spine and fore-edge envelope flap, marbled boards, title page with triangular block of text in red and black, notes in a different hand below; text pages typically 11 lines of wide-spaced naskh script in black ink with red title and diacritics, six-pointed stars, marginal notation, red-framed numerical and other tables; damaged pages repaired and restored; dense blocks of script to both end pages. 553 grams, 15 x 20.3 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.12272-220411.
The text is 'The Secret of Al Azhar and the Red Sulphur' (known as 'The Light of Lights and the Secret of Secrets') by al-Hakim Al-Khemai Dhul-Nun Uthman bin Suwavd Al-Akhmaimi, written out by Yususf bin Yagoub Al Ashiuli in 933 A.H. (1526 A.D.). -
Western Asiatic Pottery Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising vessels and bowls of various shapes; some with painted detailing. 1.9 kg total, 5.5-16.5 cm
From a London, UK, collection, 1980-1990.