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LOT 1295
Ottoman Bronze Calligraphic Seal Group
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.59 grams total, 20-21 mm).
One ellipsoid with dense calligraphic text to the underside, the other octagonal with looser epigraphy. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Islamic Illuminated Pilgrimage Certificate with Drawing of Kaaba for Hafsa Bin Omar al Kahtan
1250 A.H. (1834 A.D.)Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Rectangular layout with two large panels, liquid gold blocks with nastaliq text, left: mosque in elevation with the body formed from Kufic text, right: city in plan with architectural features and black Kaaba; geometric frames and text, scenes from Mecca; verso with cursive presentation text. 50 grams, 56 cm wide
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
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Bactrian Camel Applique
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
A finely modelled two-humped camel, shown in a dynamic pose, possibly in the act of kneeling and balancing its body weight on its bent back and front legs; mounted in a display frame. 245 grams total, 17.5 cm including frame
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman.
Camels were a symbol of wealth and well-being. The importance of the Bactrian camel is attested in the ancient sources. The two-humped Bactrian camel, object of many seal representations, was already widespread in North India during the first quarter of the 2nd millennium B.C. It was probably an Aryan introduction. The Mitanni came from Bactria and Margiana and maintained a close connection with their regions of origin, via Khorasan, as can be suggested by the presence of Bactrian camels on the Mitanni seals. -
Amorite Terracotta Animal
1800-1600 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Modelled in the round with halter to the chest, strap to the brow and saddle with two lateral containers and straps. 88 grams, 85 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
