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LOT 1242
Ottoman Ottoman Large Format Illuminated 'The Spider' Quran Manuscript Page
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
16 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (15 grams, 42.2 x 25.7 cm).
One page from Surah 29, 'Ankabut' ('The Spider'), seven handwritten lines of Nastaliq(?) script, floral border with gold paint on blue.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Scottish private collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1242
Ottoman Ottoman Large Format Illuminated 'The Spider' Quran Manuscript Page
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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South Arabian Alabaster Male Head
Late 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Carved in the round with deep-set eyes and broad aquiline nose; hair and short beard modelled with stippled surface; slender neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.17 kg total, 18 cm high including stand
Formerly private European collection. with Christie's, New York, 7 December 1995, no.116. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12262-222127. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Triple-Spouted Schist Oil Lamp
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Carved with a central recess and three spouts radiating from the edge. 81 grams, 73 mm
From a collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Fob Seal
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With ellipsoid body bearing incised Nastaliq(?) inscription, openwork stem and suspension loop to the top. 3.34 grams, 24 mm
Ex H. Barker collection, UK. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Nastaʿlīq is one of the most important and widespread calligraphic styles used to write Farsi and was developed in Iran in the 8th and 9th centuries.
