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LOT 0212
Neo Assyrian Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Sphinx
8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (6.5 grams, 21 mm).
Tabular in form with transverse piercing, underside with intaglio winged sphinx beneath a crescent; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.
Accompanied by a previous illustrated catalogue slip.
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Islamic Leather Bound Complete Qur'an by Mirza Hassan
1226 A.H. (1811 A.D.)Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Hardback with full leather binding, block borders to covers and central arabesque foliage panel; inner covers with floral motifs and foliage on a gold field; title pages with rectangular panels outlined in red, red and black calligraphic text on a liquid gold field with red and blue detailing; text pages with liquid gold frame and fronds in the field, black text with floral motifs and extensive marginal notes; end pages with gold transverse bars with red and blue geometric and floral motifs, red marginal notes; some conservation and repair. 145 grams, 6.7 x 10.4 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.12277-220402. -
Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight
7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Modelled in the round with the head resting along the spine. 18 grams, 37 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ram's Head Fitting from a Whetstone
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a barrel-shaped collar with raised corrugated rim to each end; flat-section curved neck with beast-head finial, incised circular eyes, long curved horns. 115 grams total, 84 mm including stand
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.
