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LOT 0343
Medieval 'Book of Amos' Manuscript Leaf from a Latin Bible
FRANCE, 13TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (0.99 grams, 14.7 x 10.6 cm).
Vellum leaf with dense bastarda script in two blocks to each page; decorated versals in red with blue detailing; historiated capital 'U' with nimbate robed figure bearing a scroll; text from the Book of Amos (red text 'incipit liber Amos prophete'). [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0343
Medieval 'Book of Amos' Manuscript Leaf from a Latin Bible
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Medieval Bronze Ring with Stylised Animal
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a slender shank and stepped shoulders, rectangular bezel with incised zoomorphic motif. 2.65 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 19.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The motif may be intended for the agnus dei. -
Medieval Stained Glass Panel of a Head
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Irregular panel in lead frame, youthful male head with chestnut-brown beard, in three-quarter view with nimbus above. 113 grams, 15.5 cm wide
with Rieunier & Associes, Paris, 25 October 2004, no.52 [Part]. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Medieval Bronze Shrine Head of a Lady
12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Hollow-formed with everted rim to the neck, hair held in a snood, with shallow lentoid eyes, bottle-shaped nose and slit mouth; remains of fixing pin to top of head. 49 grams, 34 mm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. Private English collection formed in the 1990s. Property of an Essex gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
