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LOT 1254
Mesopotamian Carnelian Animal Amulets
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (20.6 grams total, 27-32 mm).
Each a reclining beast, a lion and ram pierced at the shoulders. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 1254
Mesopotamian Carnelian Animal Amulets
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Pre-Achaemenid Silver Plated Lion Shield Boss
9th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With stylised repoussé head and face detailing showing two faces, one to the side and the other to the top, the mane represented by a scalloped border; sheet-silver cladding to the head over bronze; pierced for attachment. 84 grams, 78 mm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Attachment with 'There is One God and God is Great' Inscription
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £27
D-section pendant with flared end and twin suspension lugs; incised text to reverse 'There is One God and God is Great'. 10.9 grams, 34 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Persian Religious Manuscript Gifted on Behalf of Judge Qazi Mohammad
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Bound paper manuscript with text in Farsi script, the pages with applied stiff paper edges and binding; mainly set out in three blue-ink ruled columns with text in black ink and headings in red, or as a larger block spanning all three columns with text in a more expansive hand; some marginal notations, numerals, etc.; library binding with olive-green leather covers, decorative tooling and stamped arabesque ornament picked out in red-brown, red spine; the text with inter alia references to Moses, Mount Sinai, Mullana Rummy and Abu Ali Sina; some pages stamped with the matrix of the person who donated this manuscript to a religious centre. 821 grams, 23.4 x 17.5 cm
Private Norfolk collection, early 2000s.
