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LOT 1290
Mughal Jade Plaque with Inscription
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (16.3 grams, 49 mm).
Oval plaque engraved with a central inscribed medallion flanked by a floral wreath. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1290
Mughal Jade Plaque with Inscription
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Kneeling Priest with Sacred Ram Statuette
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Diorama on a L-shaped base depicting a ram standing with a shackle to one foreleg attached to a stub pillar, bowl by the forelegs, kneeling kilted male to the side with a pot on his lap, hands clasped, mouth open; attachment lugs to the underside. 155 grams, 58 mm wide
Property of a London gentleman; in the family collection since the 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13311-258232.
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Neo-Assyrian Buff Stone Cylinder Seal with Gryphons
Circa 800-700 B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragmentary seal with flying gryphons; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.36 grams, 24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.80. -
Proto-Elamite Silver Engraved Cloak Pin Pair
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £50
Each with a tapering body and a domed finial, engraved bands of hatching and linear motifs. 42.4 grams total, 16.8-17.2 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
