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LOT 1175
Personal Bronze Tag of Zahra Governor of Esphahan
14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (10.6 grams, 51 mm).
A medieval period flat-section rectangular plaque pierced at the broad end with incised calligraphic legend: 'Zahra the splendid or the radiant governor of Esphahan ...', Zaraa or Zahra is a female name which also refers to boundless beauty (ذرع اصفهانی واسع الخلیفه با ما معمور).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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 1175
Personal Bronze Tag of Zahra Governor of Esphahan
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: two large tanged arrowheads, mainly of triangular type with mid-rib; two arrowheads with barbed shoulders, midrib and a stop on the blade with a long tang. 122 grams total, 12.7-15 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Abelita family 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.
One category of the represented arrowheads has a sharp blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang that has a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more triangular. The other form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib extending to the tang, and a rhomboid or tringular blade. Godard claimed that both types of heads, barbed and not barbed, came from Luristan. -
Amlash Bronze Mother Goddess Pendant
13th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A standing stylised female figure wearing a long robe and holding a child in her arms, punched ring-and-dot motifs to the body and eyes. 18.7 grams, 59 mm
Fine condition.
Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market before 2000; previously in a UK collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. 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. -
Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Gods and Attendant
Early Dynastic III, 2600-2340 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
With two sections, upper section with two seated figures and two attendants, lower section with standing figure among animals; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.4 grams, 33 mm
From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 1990s. 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.
